Dani Gil
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‘I’m told there was talk about joining Rangers, but I was never tempted by the Premier League. A few minutes at Barca were worth more than anywhere else’: Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta reveals potential transfer away from Camp Nou never interested him
By Ryan Dabbs published
EXCLUSIVE Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta says that he never wanted to move to the Premier League - but there was potential for a Rangers transfer

‘It’s hard to describe scoring the winner in the World Cup final. The ball came to me, I controlled it, and time stopped. It was like slow motion. I heard silence’: Andres Iniesta recalls scoring winner for Spain against the Netherlands in 2010
By Ryan Dabbs published
Andres Iniesta describes what it felt like to score the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final for Spain against the Netherlands

‘I trained at Spurs and thought they’d give me a chance. But I received a letter thanking me but saying they didn’t think I was good enough – I was gutted’: How Tottenham missed out on signing Wales legend John Toshack
By Ryan Dabbs published
Tottenham invited a future star for trials when they were aged just 15, but turned him away after deeming them not good enough to play for the club

'I asked a ball boy to give me a ball as a souvenir. He told me he couldn’t give it to me as the game wasn’t over, but I took it out of his hands and tucked it under my shirt' Juan Mata describes the mayhem of the World Cup final whistle in South Africa
By Jacque Talbot published
EXCLUSIVE Juan Mata recalls the moment Spain won their first ever World Cup and the messy 48 hours that followed

Juan Mata on surprising Louis van Gaal quality that led to Manchester United's last FA Cup triumph
By Steven Chicken published
Manchester United last won the FA Cup in Louis van Gaal's final game in charge of the club in 2016

Juan Mata reveals Zlatan Ibrahomivic’s brilliant first words to the Manchester United dressing room
By Joe Mewis published
The mercurial Swede announced himself to the Manchester United dressing room in typical fashion

Juan Mata: I spent a season on the Manchester United bench because I believed in Cristiano Ronaldo
By Steven Chicken published
The former Manchester United playmaker stayed at Old Trafford in hopes of a title win that never came

Juan Mata tells the story of THAT special strike at Anfield for Manchester United
By Matthew Holt published
The Spaniard shocked Merseyside as his dazzling bicycle kick sailed into the net back in 2015

'There wasn’t much communication': Juan Mata opens up on his dramatic Chelsea exit
By Matthew Holt published
The Spanish midfielder left Stamford Bridge back in 2014 after a strange relationship with Jose Mourinho

“It really is indescribable”: Henrik Larsson reflects on Old Firm derbies and Celtic success
By Sean Cole published
The Swedish striker became a club legend, scoring 242 goals during seven trophy-filled years at Celtic Park

Henrik Larsson on why he chose Barcelona over other European giants after leaving Celtic
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Henrik Larsson won the Champions League during a two-year spell with Barcelona, following his exit from Celtic
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