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Lists With the latest Ballon d'Or shortlist revealed, Jon O’Brien looks at those unlikely candidates once considered among the world’s greatest footballers

The last two seasons have been a trial for players, clubs and fans alike, but there's green shoots of optimism that 2021/22 could be the best campaign in recent memory. FFT runs down what we can't wait to happen this year...

Euro 2020 Tomas Brolin broke English hearts at Euro 92 and thrilled Serie A with Parma, but things went south after his ankle went snap

The best of the best

Before Son Heung-min, Roma playmaker Hidetoshi Nakata was the torch-bearer for Asia’s finest on Planet Football, a sumptuous talent whose story ended at Bolton

Europe’s other cup competition has provided the antidote to many a disastrous season down the years as these 12 UEFA Cup/Europa League winners aptly demonstrate.

Juan Sebastian Veron dominated games in Italy before infamously struggling at Manchester United, but now the legendary Argentine – Estudiantes president since 2014 – tells FFT that he would do it all over again. Just a bit differently…

Here's a century of trivia tidbits to make you shout "No way" and head to Google to check if we got them right

Here are the most shocking transfers in football history...

We put out the question on Twitter - and couldn't believe it when more people said Phil Neville than Gary