World Cup 2006
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Take our money! Lionel Messi's Adidas Argentina 2006 shirts have been re-released - and you're going to want the collection
By Mark White published
New Adidas Argentina 2006 shirts? With Lionel Messi printed on the back? Yes please!

Incredible Lionel Messi prediction made by Ronaldinho 20 years ago unearthed
By Andy Mitten published
Twenty years ago, the Brazilian spoke to FourFourTwo just before he won the only Ballon d’Or of his career – he also told us about a player who’d recently made his first league start. Some kid called Lionel Messi…

“I was f*cking fuming!” Coleen Rooney and Gary Neville on England’s World Cup WAG circus
By Chris Nee published
England squad’s wives and girlfriends attracted media attention in Germany in 2006

Players sent off in major finals
By Ben Hayward published
From the World Cup to the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, a look at some of the players sent off in major finals...

What happened to England's Golden Generation? Why the country's most talented squad never came good
By Chris Flanagan last updated
England’s world-class crop were tipped to bring home big honours during the 2000s, but fell short when it mattered most

When England's WAGS went wild in Baden-Baden – and took the blame for World Cup 2006 failure
By Steve Anglesey last updated
England Did England’s other halves really cost Sven’s charges the World Cup? Steve Anglesey hits the Black Forest

Ranked! The 10 greatest England goals of all time
By Ed McCambridge last updated
The greatest volleys, free-kicks and thunderbolts scored by the Three Lions

‘I heard the knock!’ Fabio Cannavaro admits he was close enough to hear Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final
By Ryan Dabbs published
Fabio Cannavaro didn't know what had happened during the final between France and Italy - all he knows is that he heard it loudly

Fabio Grosso recalls scoring against Germany at World Cup 2006 before netting the decisive penalty in the final shootout
By Ryan Dabbs published
"When I see it back now, I still feel the same overwhelming sensations – it’s difficult to put them into words," Grosso explains to FourFourTwo
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