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1980s  | Jul 20, 2026
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

Jul 18, 2026
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

How did Gascoigne play?

The night English football’s heart was broken into a thousand tiny pieces

Football, bloody hell

Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich, 26 May 1999

7. The Season of Sleaze

English football's two most hated teams cemented their status during a scandal-ridden 1994-95 campaign

The Ashes  | May 13, 2026
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

 |  Champions League  | Apr 23, 2026
The end of an aura

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

5. Their fucking perch

So who did knock Liverpool off it?

There goes the fear

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

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