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"Gianni Infantino asked me to become his advisor, at a time there was a lot of criticism about FIFA. Now, I spend 99 per cent of my time working alongside him" Youri Djorkaeff on working with the FIFA chief
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The France World Cup winner now has a senior role at FIFA

"Gary Lineker never used to go out for the warm-ups. He’d stand in a hot bath and do a few stretches, then he was ready" Alan Smith on his former Leicester City team-mate's tricks of the trade
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The two England strikers formed a promising striking partnership at Filbert Street

"Silverware would have been guaranteed if I moved to Manchester United, but football isn’t about accolades to me – I belonged at Leeds" Lucas Radebe opens up on his loyalty to Leeds United
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The former South Africa international became a club legend at Elland Road

"The boys told me, 'Shut up, you’ll never do it' when I told them about the Homer Simpson celebration. It was quality" Michail Antonio on his iconic goal celebration
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The former West Ham man always had a host of brilliant celebrations in his locker

‘It wouldn’t be fair to compare Kevin Nolan with Zinedine Zidane – but maybe he was a better warrior’ Youri Djorkaeff on two of his very different former team-mates
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The France midfielder played alongside some very different types of players

"Life stopped in that moment – in a second, everything could have changed. France were inches from the World Cup" Javier Zanetti on Emi Martinez’s brilliant 2022 World Cup final save
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE One moment stood out three-and-a-half years ago for the Argentina legend

"Jack Charlton used to tell us off for drinking Coke. He said we should drink beer because it would help us sleep better" Tony Cascarino on being part of Ireland’s 1990 and 1994 World Cup journey
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The iconic former Ireland boss led the team to two World Cup quarter-finals

‘At West Ham, I told Slaven Bilic ‘I’ll never play at right-back!’ Mark Noble argued with me, so I stormed off and got a taxi home’ Michail Antonio on his shifting roles at West Ham
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE West Ham's all-time leading Premier League goalscorer was not always used up front, and wasn't always happy about it

“Karren Brady offered me a £5k a week deal with the U21s, I said, 'The U21s are on more than that' Her response was, 'Well, they haven’t been in a car crash and shattered their leg' – I didn’t sign the contract” Michail Antonio on his West Ham rejection
By Joe Mewis Last updated
EXCLUSIVE The striker was entering the final months of his West Ham deal when he was involved in a car accident in December 2024
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