2. Wild nutter

Arsenal’s young team were top of the league and full of the joys when they arrived at Old Trafford in 1987. One man soon changed that

93 'til infinity

Shane Warne started his first Ashes tour as a relative unknown. By the end, England’s batsmen knew quite enough about him

Primal screamer

The last great goal at the old Wembley was a Batigolazo that shattered Arsenal

Ramba-Zamba will never die, but you will

Gunter Netzer x Frank Beckenbauer x Gerd Muller = Germany's greatest team

The power of balance

John Barnes' imperious solo goal against the leaders QPR in 1987 showcased one of football's greatest qualities

Name the 29 players England used in the 1989 Ashes

And you wonder why Australia won 4-0

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

2001-02

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

1999 World Cup

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

Diego Maradona

To the death

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

Cricket

This is a low

46 all out and all that

I'll See You Out There

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

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

The Real Quiz

Name the 1998 Ballon d'or longlist

Name the nominees, bathe in pride

I'll See You Out There

Senegal this, Senegal that

For almost a decade, Arsenal v Manchester United was a title decider. By February 2005 there was no bigger picture, just hatred

West Indies

Form is permanent

During their 1992-93 tour of Australia, West Indies were on the brink of losing their long unbeaten run. Curtly Ambrose wasn't having that

Cricket

Let me be your fantasy

In five seasons as Kent’s overseas player, Carl Hooper produced high art in industrial quantities. Shame he couldn't do it more often

1999-2000

The end of an aura

Real Madrid's stunning victory at Old Trafford in 2000 changed the face of European football