I'll See You Out There
9. Arsene Who?
In the summer of 1996, Alex Ferguson was in desperate need of a worthy adversary. Nobody realised the answer would come from Japan.
1990s
Well, that has absolutely nothing to do with the record!
1998
Quiz: Ballon d'or 1998
Name the nominees, bathe in pride
I'll See You Out There
6: Anyone But United
In 1993-94, Manchester United stole Arsenal’s title as the most hated team in England
Cricket
Hot hot heat
A year before he laid waste to South Africa at the Oval, Devon Malcolm bowled an even faster spell to beat Australia
Diego Maradona
To the death
At Italia 90, Diego Maradona picked a fight with the entire world – and came this close to winning it
Football
The fast show
Before his injuries, the original Ronaldo was the most exciting young player we've ever seen
Serie A
The fairytale of Serie A
Sampdoria's only Scudetto, inspired by Gianluca Vialli, was an underdog story full of humanity, charm, style and most of all fun
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
Italia 90
How did Gascoigne play?
The night English football’s heart was broken into a thousand tiny pieces
Shane Warne
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
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
1998-99
Football, bloody hell
Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich, 26 May 1999