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‘To beat that team, with Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit, was almost impossible - it was one of the greatest games of my coaching career': Ex-Real Madrid manager reflects on beating stacked AC Milan side in 1989
By Ryan Dabbs published
EXCLUSIVE Real Madrid beat AC Milan in 1989 in what the winning manager claims is the best of his coaching career

Players who won different leagues with the same club
By Tom Hancock published
These stars were all champions at two or more levels with one side

RANKED! The 100 best individual performances in football EVER
By Ryan Dabbs published
RANKED! From the miracle of Istanbul to the Matthews final, what's the greatest display a footballer has ever given?

European Cup-winning captains
By Ben Hayward published
A look at the captains who led their teams to European Cup glory in the men's game...

Ranked! The best Italian players ever
By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated
RANKED! This list of the best Italian players ever includes some of the finest talents the world has ever seen

Ranked! The 100 best European football players of all time
By Ryan Dabbs published
RANKED! The 100 best football players who have ever lived: from Cristiano to Camacho, Beckenbauer to Beckham and everyone in between

FourFourTwo's 50 most influential footballers of all time
By Mark White published
The most influential players ever who, regardless of era, background or skill level shaped the sport into what it is today

‘Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini conceded just 23 goals together as a centre-back pairing’: debunking one of the biggest myths in football history
By Matthew Ketchell published
MYTH SOLVED If this stat was true, the pair would’ve conceded an average just 3.8 goals per season

Building a brand and pumping up TV rights: How Silvio Berlusconi's reign as AC Milan owner shaped modern football
By Matt Barker last updated
LONGREAD In 1986, Silvio Berlusconi bought a struggling AC Milan and turned them into football's first modern superclub, paving the way for the Premier League
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