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 ...

W ith the exception of Prato, whose digits have been greatly inflated by Far East Asian immigration in recent decades, there’s just one name amongst the 23 most populous cities in Italy never to have ...

W hilst 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, ...

Originally featured in the sold-out Leeds United magazine, support high-quality, wholly independent journalism by ordering our magazine. It’s what keeps everything online free. After a turn of events, ...

Originally featured in the sold-out PSV magazine, support high-quality, wholly independent journalism by ordering our magazine. It’s what keeps everything online free. When the Olympics rolled into ...

L ifted 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 ...

F rom the relentless Grand Slam dominance of the Williams sisters to the squabbling rock ‘n’ roll petulance of the Gallagher brothers, there are few things in life capable of compelling the masses ...

O n 9 November 1989, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) opened its borders to West Germany. Less than a year later, on 3 October 1990, Germany reunified after over four decades of separation. These ...

Originally featured in the Marseille magazine – made alongside the club and Puma – if you like this you’ll love our work in print. Thick matte card, stunning photos, original art and the best writing ...

This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE. F ootball is a simple game – 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end … well, you know the rest by now.. Gary Lineker’s famous aphorism was built on ...

One last chance. There’s always one last chance. Strategy, mind games, 10,000 man-hours of preparation: they all drop out of the equation, rendered meaningless in the face of one last chance. Except ...