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The imperfect hat-trick: Martin Palermo’s three missed penalties – and so much more – 20 years on
By Ewan Flynn last updated
Retro Think of your worst nightmare on a football pitch and then times it by 10 – for that was the agonising ordeal Argentina’s striker suffered at the 1999 Copa America

Carlton Palmer: What Happened Next?
By Luke Nicoli last updated
What Happened Next? "It's great to retire when you know your legs are pretty much f*cked"

Alan Ball: Ask A Silly Question
By Nick Harper last updated
Ask A Silly Question The World Cup winner answers our daft questions... in the altogether

The birth of ‘Le Sulk’: Nicolas Anelka’s Arsenal legacy, 20 years on from his move to Real Madrid
By Jon Spurling published
Arsenal It may have been a tidy bit of business for Arsene Wenger, but the saga surrounding the prodigious young striker’s transfer left a shadow over his career

FourFourTwo's 10 best European Cup goals – before it was rebranded
By Gregor MacGregor published
UEFA Champions League The pick of the strikes from the 'good old days'...

The most mental semi-final ever: when Bobby Moore went in goal... and saved a penalty
By Richard Edwards last updated
League Cup Rich Edwards reflects on one of Stoke's most dramatic cup memories as they aim to make history again on Tuesday...

Ken Monkou: What Happened Next?
By Si Hawkins last updated
What Happened Next? Chelsea and Southampton old boy Ken Monkou reveals to FourFourTwo in November 2008 what he did after retiring from football - open a pancake house, obviously...

Chivers & Wilson: Perfect XI
By Luke Nicoli last updated
Perfect XI Bob Wilson and Martin Chivers choose a joint Arsenal and Spurs Perfect XI. No easy job – as shown by some tactical fence-sitting...
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