There is one man who towers above the rest when it comes to the uncomfortable entwining of football and politics: Zvonimir Boban. The former AC Milan midfielder enjoyed a richly successful club career ...

Gaining an unfair reputation for disorder, the origins and recent actions of Beşiktaş's famed ultras group, the Çarşı, paints a very different picture ...

As a badge commonly cited as one of the best in football, one could be forgiven for viewing the black line that sits above Colo-Colo’s crest as an eyesore. Despite its bland nature in comparison to ...

From a simple life as the son of two Algerian migrants to the peak of football, we celebrate the genius and madness of Zinedine Zidane and his career as football's ultimate big-game player.

The only Ukrainian footballer to ever win the Ballon d'Or, Oleg Blokhin's records stand him out as perhaps the greatest Eastern European footballer of all ...

The Christmas Truce match of 1914 between warring Allied and German soldiers on the Western Front is the stuff of legend. But did it really take place?

While it may not have the status of bigger derbies, Crystal Palace vs Brighton represents one of the fiercest rivalries in England ...

Having to forge a path different from that of his older brother Sócrates, Raí managed to overcome early troubles and become a legend at PSG and in Brazil ...

Argentinos Juniors have long been renowned in Argentina as the cradle of the stars, a place where several greats have been nurtured and gone on to legend. Some of Argentina’s finest have come through ...

Before RB Leipzig emerged on the scene a few years ago, East German football was irrelevant in the great scheme of things ...

Securing European qualification with a squad made up of numerous academy graduates, Atalanta are pioneering a better future for player development in Italy ...

The diverse scope of grounds around the world is a testament to the perseverance and omnipotence of football. The beautiful game is played in the remotest locations across the globe, while in the past ...