Archive for the ‘Icons’ Category

Icons: Zlatan Ibrahimovic

August 19th, 2011

Everybody knows the frequent criticisms of modern top-level football. The players earn too much and learn too little. There’s no loyalty. Aviator shades are stupid. Arrogance is unbecoming. The game is losing touch with the people that allow it…Read More

Icons: Paul Breitner

May 26th, 2011

26th May 1982 was a special day in the history of Aston Villa Football Club. I wasn’t born yet, but the footage of my club’s European Cup final victory in Rotterdam is burned onto my retinas; it’s almost as…Read More

Icons: Martin Palermo

April 19th, 2011

A legend in the global game is reaching the end of his career. Layla Carlsson looks back at Argentina striker Martin Palermo’s greatest and not so great moments, as she makes a case for the Boca striker being a…Read More

Icons: New York Cosmos

April 18th, 2011

Back in the public eye after decades in the wilderness, the New York Cosmos are the latest addition to our Icons series. Site editor Chris Nee gives the lowdown on the most famous of the United States of America’s…Read More

Icons: Estadio Azteca

December 20th, 2010

Whatever we’re told, however the game has developed, all true football supporters know deep down that our game, our obsession, is about more than just where the next three points are coming from or being abused by the plastic…Read More