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FIFA World Cup They arrived at these major events with twinkles in their eyes and spring in their steps – but how did things turn out thereafter? Gary Parkinson traces the teens...

FFT 100 Greatest A hot-headed Bulgarian, Argentina’s tractor and a Welshman who twisted blood for two decades in the second part of our countdown

Jon Spurling picks out some of football's most memorable reveals, including one that had Fergie frothing with fury

Lists Jon Spurling selects a handful of outcasts who weren't too popular in the dressing room

FIFA World Cup Watch out, Selecao stars: the World Cup has often started with a bang as reputations crash. Nick Moore sifts through the first-game wreckage...

FIFA World Cup Johan Cruyff, Ferenc Puskas, Paolo Maldini and a young Lionel Messi all feature on Gary Parkinson's list of the great teams that could've gone all the way to World Cup glory, yet failed to do so

World Cup 1990 Despite a defence-dominated tournament, a 38-year-old dancing Cameroonian, blubbing British barnpot and bona fide home-nation hero still managed to set Italia 90 alight