Italia 90
How did Gascoigne play?
The night English football’s heart was broken into a thousand tiny pieces
Longreads
It doesn't matter. But you should probably read more.
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
I'll See You Out There
3. Hit the North Bank
The Arsenal-Man Utd rivalry intensified during a ferocious FA Cup tie in 1988
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
I'll See You Out There
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
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
1999-2000
Primal screamer
The last great goal at the old Wembley was a Batigolazo that shattered Arsenal
Cricket
Will phallus
Edgbaston 2008, and the innings Graeme Smith was born to play
Euro 72
Ramba-Zamba will never die, but you will
Gunter Netzer x Frank Beckenbauer x Gerd Muller = Germany's greatest team
The Ashes
There goes the fear
The genesis of England’s glorious 2005 Ashes victory was a 47-minute cameo three years earlier
West Indies
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
1999-2000
The end of an aura
Real Madrid's stunning victory at Old Trafford in 2000 changed the face of European football