Latest articles by Simon Yaffe
‘You’d walk out feeling 10-feet tall with Patrick Vieira in front of you. Players were scared to face him, and that made a huge difference’ Matthew Upson opens up on his greatest Arsenal team-mates
EXCLUSIVE The former Gunners defender played with a host of Arsenal legends during his time in north London
‘The chairman looked at my mum and said, “Saido isn’t going anywhere”, which made her cry. That destroyed me’ Saido Berahino on missing our on his dream Tottenham move
EXCLUSIVE The former West Brom forward was denied a move to Spurs back in 2015
‘It was only when I got home and watched Match of the Day back with my family that I thought, “Oh my God, that’s me scoring at Old Trafford”’ Saido Berahino on the goal that announced his arrival
EXCLUSIVE The former West Brom striker scored a memorable winner against Manchester United back in 2013
‘I flew from Burundi to Birmingham aged 10 – then got put into care until I had a DNA test…’ Saido Berahino opens up on his journey from war-torn Burundi to the Premier League
EXCLUSIVE The former West Brom forward was born in civil war-hit Burundi before moving to the UK
'The goalkeeper got injured and was stretchered off. I ran over to him saying, "You’re a coward, because you know I’m going to score!" – and I actually did': Ex-Premier League striker reveals on-pitch comment had made to international team-mate
EXCLUSIVE A former Premier League striker reveals what he said to his international team-mate as he went off injured
'I was stood in the shower with shampoo in my eyes when the secretary came into the dressing room and shouted, "We’ve agreed to sell you"': Ex-Premier League striker recalls finding out about key transfer
EXCLUSIVE One former Premier League star found out he was moving to the top flight while in the showers...
'Bryan Robson had me at "hello". His stature really appealed to me. I wanted to be a part of where the club was going. It was a great journey to be involved in': How the Manchester United legend managed to convince players to sign for Middlesbrough
EXCLUSIVE Bryan Robson immediately managed to sign high-profile players when becoming Middlesbrough manager in 1994
'I drove into the city but got lost and ended up in Parkhead, right next to the Celtic stadium - guys on the street were yelling and swearing at me': Former Rangers man talks Glasgow and having his ARM BROKEN at Celtic
The Old Firm rivalry is not for the faint-hearted, as one former Rangers winger found out the hard way
'I reached out to Aaron Ramsey a couple of times, but he didn’t want to talk to me': Ryan Shawcross addresses Arsenal horror challenge and how it affected him
Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey had his leg broken in a horror tackle from Ryan Shawcross – now the ex-Stoke man reflects to FourFourTwo
'Four men approached me while I was eating in a cafe and informed me that I would be disabled for life': Manchester United legend lifts the lid on his time in Uzbekistan
The Manchester United favourite left Navbahor Namangan in acrimonious circumstances back in October 2020
