There goes the fear

The genesis of England’s glorious 2005 Ashes victory was a 47-minute cameo three years earlier

Forever young

Ten of Joe Root's best innings

Jef, do something. Jef!

Four eyes are better than five European Cups

Tinker, the man

'But is it good, Brandon? Is it good?'

Take my breath away

Tony Adams tries to dispossess Kenny Dalglish... with hilarious consequences

The whiff of danger

England went to the Caribbean in 1986 fancying their chances of an historic victory. A terrifying festival of chin music in Jamaica disabused them of the notion

Let's push things forward

In December 2001, ten-man Arsenal ignored xenophobia, injustice and Europe’s deadliest snake to win at Anfield. It was the symbolic start of the Invincible era

A vile technicality

The 1999 World Cup semi-final between Australia and South Africa was a white-ball Test match with a twist that even Hitchcock would have deemed too cruel

To the death

At Italia 90, Diego Maradona picked a fight with the entire world – and came this close to winning it

This is a low

46 all out and all that

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

The Premier League’s greatest rivalry can be traced back to four barnstorming, spiteful games in 1983

Name the 1998 Ballon d'or longlist

Name the nominees, bathe in pride