The word “skullduggery” is defined as “underhanded or unscrupulous behaviour; trickery”. It has been intertwined with football since time immemorial, exhibited in various degrees. It has been employed ...

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

The year is 1872. Ulysses S. Grant is elected president of the US, Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national park, and the first case of Horse Flu is reported in Toronto, Canada, which will ...

Forget the four goals - Pelé at the 1970 World Cup demonstrated his true genius through five memories that shaped the tournament ...

Whilst European champions Italy and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal must sweat it out in next March’s World Cup playoffs, Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina side have serenely booked their tickets to Qatar for ...

It’s been 30 years since Sampdoria lifted the Scudetto. Where has the time gone? As part of the celebrations, These Football Times and Cult Kits have joined forces for a weekend of fun, with features, ...

Part of Ajax’s 1995 Champions League-winning side, Ronald and Frank de Boer would follow each other around for the rest of their careers ...

Lifted from Fluminense to the opulence of Old Trafford without having played a senior match, there was a romance and a pleasing symmetry to Fabio and Rafael da Silva’s start to life in English ...

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 ...

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Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, MD, pulled on a familiar-looking football kit one cold November Saturday afternoon: a bright yellow shirt with blue shorts and socks. A ...

Euro 2000 is, for many people, the greatest international tournament there has ever been. The incredible comebacks, the breathtaking goals, the scintillating football and all the drama and tension you ...