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‘I knew she was special when she came into the England squad – I felt like she was next in line. Going to Arsenal has been great – her game’s been elevated’ Ellen White on Alessia Russo’s continued rise
EXCLUSIVE Russo is set to lead the line when England look to defend their European crown in Switzerland this summer
‘Players are being flogged. If I were Manchester City, I’d declare my entire first team injured and send the youth team to the Club World Cup. I think it’s a joke’ David James warns FIFA over burnout risk
EXCLUSIVE The newly expanded Club World Cup will see 32 teams compete in the USA over the next month
‘Ian Rush gave me a pair of Nike boots and I treasured them for years. I tried playing with them once, until my big toes poked through the toe area!’ How a Liverpool legend helped inspire Andriy Shevchenko
EXCLUSIVE Former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Shevchenko has recalled an early encounter with the Liverpool and Wales legend
‘Winning the Euros was an incredible moment. For me, it was seeing the journey, how people got behind us, how the country fell in love with the team’ Fran Kirby opens up on England’s Euro 2022 victory
EXCLUSIVE The Brighton midfielder announced her international retirement earlier this week
‘I felt privileged to swap a club like Bayern for one like Manchester United, with the history those clubs have. Sir Alex didn’t have to say much to convince me’ Owen Hargreaves on moving from one European giant to another
EXCLUSIVE Hargreaves swapped Bavaria for Old Trafford in a £17million move in 2007
‘Players are competitive by nature and they’ll want to get their hands on it. We have an opportunity for some young players to show us what they’re made of’ John Terry outlines what to expect at the revamped Club World Cup
EXCLUSIVE The former Chelsea skipper is looking forward to the expanded 32-team tournament which kicks off this month
‘I wasn’t concentrating on Shevchenko’s penalty. I was focusing on taking the next one for us, which was terrifying. I was absolutely sh**ting my pants’ Steven Gerrard recalls Miracle of Istanbul penalty shootout
EXCLUSIVE Gerrard was due to be the next man up in the 2005 Champions League final penalty shootout
‘The parade was mind-blowing, I saw four people on top of a tree – I was afraid it would come down with them!’ Bruno Guimaraes doesn’t think Newcastle United’s first domestic trophy triumph in 70 years will sink in until he retires
EXCLUSIVE Bruno Guimaraes wore the armband when the Magpies ended their seven-decade wait for a major domestic trophy this season
“I never faced anybody that had what I call ‘disguised power’ as much as him. I saved his free-kicks in training and felt the ball almost forcing my hands open” David Seaman on David Beckham’s hidden attributes
EXCLUSIVE Davids Beckham and Seaman shared a pitch 37 times as England players
‘The abuse was disgusting. It was quite amazing how he came through that and became a better footballer. That period could have broken him, no doubt’ Teddy Sheringham on David Beckham’s redemption arc
EXCLUSIVE Beckham’s World Cup 1998 red card threatened to derail the career of the future England skipper
‘Shevchenko was frustrated that I'd saved his header, so hit the rebound as hard as he could. If he’d chipped it or just placed it, I’d have had no chance’: Jerzy Dudek on how Liverpool were almost denied the Miracle of Istanbul
EXCLUSIVE The Polish goalkeeper was the penalty shootout hero in the 2005 Champions League final
‘I respect Rafa as a coach for giving me my opportunity at Liverpool and what he did for the club, but there’s still a lack of respect as a man – it made me fall out of love with the club’: Ex-Liverpool man makes heartbreaking Istanbul admission
EXCLUSIVE One of Liverpool’s greatest nights proved to be a bittersweet occasion for one of their homegrown stars
‘My preference was to stay put, but I was a saleable asset and Ruud Gullit had tried to get me at Chelsea. So did Glenn Hoddle – I met him a couple of times’ Duncan Ferguson on the wrench of leaving Everton for Newcastle United
EXCLUSIVE The Scottish striker made an £8million move from Everton to Newcastle United in November 1998
“When he hit it, I thought, ‘You cheeky bastard’. The ball was in the air and I was thinking, ‘The gaffer’s going to kill him’. But it was floating and floating…” Gary Pallister’s reaction to David Beckham’s half-way line goal
EXCLUSIVE David Beckham cemented his place as one of the Premier League’s best youngsters at the start of the 1996/97 campaign with an audacious goal
‘Joining Rangers came a couple of years too early – I was young, with a few quid in my pocket, and I followed McCoist and Durrant around like a poodle’ Duncan Ferguson on his British transfer record move to Rangers
EXCLUSIVE The Scottish striker was only 21 when he made the move to the Ibrox giants
“As captain, he wasn’t the loudest, he didn’t bark at you, but you’d watch him and think, ‘I need to work harder’. His energy against Greece was ridiculous” Emile Heskey on David Beckham’s leadership
EXCLUSIVE Beckham led by example as England skipper, with his iconic 2001 performance against Greece perfectly encapsulating his captaincy style
Arsenal wonderkid's exit talks confirmed by manager
The young Arsenal hopeful has no future at the Emirates Stadium
Cristiano Ronaldo edging closer to bombshell transfer - to play at the Club World Cup: report
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr did not qualify for next month's tournament, but CR7 could end up featuring
Newcastle United in talks with superstar who made controversial Saudi move: report
Newcastle United are said to have reignited their transfer interest in a previous target who made a controversial move to the Saudi Pro League
What are the pitch sizes for every Premier League stadium?
Premier League pitch sizes vary, as not all fit the same measurements
Gary Lineker set to quit BBC following antisemitism row and will not host 2026 World Cup coverage
The Match of the Day presenter will reportedly leave the broadcaster following next weekend's final show of the season
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirms exits of FOUR players
Arsenal are set for a busy summer when the transfer window opens
‘You just knew right away that he had everything you expect in a top player. I put him and Alan Shearer up there as the best there have ever been in the Premier League’: Duncan Ferguson on playing alongside a young Wayne Rooney
EXCLUSIVE Duncan Ferguson had a front row seat for the emergence of the future England skipper
‘I got invited to a World Cup party at Becks' house – white tie and diamonds was the dress code! I spent most of the time with my lad in the kids’ play tent!’Danny Mills recalls entering the orbit of David Beckham
EXCLUSIVE Danny Mills was present to witness David Beckham’s stunning free-kick against Greece and England’s subsequent 2002 World Cup campaign
‘My top tip to deter burglars? Don’t sleep. That’s why I caught them, I sleep with one eye open. They made an awful decision' How Duncan Ferguson thwarted TWO seperate burglaries on his home
EXCLUSIVE The former Everton and Newcastle United striker famously stopped two burglaries in the early 2000s
