Latest articles by Richard Purden
‘The Lisbon Lions never knew they were beaten. We were on top of the world and could take on anybody on our day – it was a glorious era for us all’ Celtic legend Jim Craig on the club’s iconic European triumph
EXCLUSIVE Craig was part of the side that saw off Inter Milan in the 1967 European Cup final
‘We were in Amsterdam, so I faked a toothache to go and see Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final. I couldn’t make the replay, though – the Stones worked it out’: Rolling Stones guitarist Bill Wyman feigned injury to watch 3-3 draw with Manchester United
Rolling Stones were rehearsing for a tour in Amsterdam when guitarist Bill Wyman purposely faked an injury in order to watch Crystal Palace play Manchester United in the 1990 FA Cup final
'I told Fergie before the 1999 Champions League final, "They’ll suffer for the rest of their lives if they lose". He said, "F**k, I can’t tell them that… but he did"': How Sir Alex Ferguson motivated his Manchester United side in an unusual way
Sir Alex Ferguson let his Manchester United players know they'd never forget losing the Champions League, in an unusual way to inspire his squad
‘I had it in my contract when I joined Barcelona from Spurs that I’d wear the No.8 shirt – Bernd Schuster said no, so I took Diego Maradona’s No.10 instead’: Scotland hero recalls replacing Argentinian legend at Barca in 1984
Steve Archibald had the unenviable task of replacing Diego Maradona at Barcelona when arriving from Tottenham
How Oasis changed the Manchester City brand
LONG READ Liam and Noel Gallagher's support for Manchester City is essential to their story and identity as a band, it might just have helped save the club as well
Oasis star Liam Gallagher exclusive: 'Every time Oasis were doing really well, Manchester City were doing really s***! When we split up, City started doing really good...'
Sing When You're Winning Has Oasis getting back together cursed Manchester City? Liam Gallagher's exclusive interview with FourFourTwo about Maine Road, watching from a box and how hates 'any of them Nevilles'
Oasis star Noel Gallagher exclusive: 'I should be a Manchester United fan! The greatest player of all time played for United: my dad's brothers and our cousins are United fans, too'
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher on Manchester City, Maine Road, Celtic and why the Scottish leagues should merge with England
Peter Hook opens up on recording World In Motion and his classic Gazza encounter
Peter Hook's New Order recorded the classic World In Motion as England's official World Cup '90 song
Gordon Strachan reveals how Sir Alex Ferguson stood apart from football booze culture
Gordon Strachan played under Sir Alex Ferguson for Aberdeen and Manchester United and says he learned nothing about professionalism beforehand
Arsenal fan and The Who frontman Roger Daltrey says going to The Emirates can be ‘a bit like going to work’
Arsenal's Emirates Stadium still doesn't feel like home to Who singer Roger Daltrey
