Latest about Gabriel Batistuta
10 great players you probably never knew suffered relegation
At this point, you have to ask questions about the other 10 lads on the pitch – because these top international players all somehow went down
13 of football's greatest-ever No.9s – and the brilliant stories behind them
FourFourTwo It's one of the most evocative shirt numbers in football, and its wearers' currency is goals. From false nines to battering-ram forwards, every talisman tells a different story
12 ridiculous purple patches to rival Cristiano Ronaldo's mad streak
Lists The Real Madrid talisman is on an incredible run right now, having plundered 21 goals in his last 11 games. Greg Lea rushes to the archives for similar goal sprees...
10 footballers who tried different sports… with mixed results
Lists Poor Rio Ferdinand has been refused a professional boxing licence before even getting into the ring – but perhaps he’s just saved himself some angst, unlike many of this lot...
Interview, Nelson Vivas: From Arsenal "kicking machine" to Estudiantes gaffer – and a lot more in between
Nelson Vivas Argentina vs England at France 98, Di Canio’s infamous shove, Wenger’s revolution, the rise of Simeone... like a fighty, footballing Forrest Gump, the former right-back has been history’s witness
