2000s

The 28th man goes too far

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

England's cussed, underrated win in Sri Lanka in 2000-01 was a career highlight for a maligned generation

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

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

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

Edgbaston 2008, and the innings Graeme Smith was born to play