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On this day in the Euros, June 20: The Germans lose on penalties
By Gary Parkinson published
On this day It was the first-ever penalty shootout - and the Germans lost. It was also a belting final, too...
Wilfried Van Moer: football's greatest comeback story you've never heard
By Michael Yokhin last updated
European Championship Some feared the Belgium midfielder would never be the same again after breaking his leg against Italy at Euro 1972, explains Michael Yokhin – but he bounced back to take his revenge eight years later
Ossie Ardiles, One-on-One: "At Spurs, Alan Sugar said he was mortified when he fired me"
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
The Big Interview The early-80s' most famous import on Argentina, Spurs, the Falklands and THAT song...
On this day in the Euros, June 13: The six-goal war
By Gary Parkinson last updated
On this day Gary Parkinson recalls a belting Balkan battle in Belgium
Gary Lineker on his England career
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
Q & A Gary Lineker reflects on a glittering England career in which he plundered 48 goals, won the Golden Boot and dried Gazza’s tears
On this day in the Euros, June 22: Scandi "stitch-up" eliminates Italy
By Gary Parkinson last updated
On this day What happened when two Scandinavian sides could squeeze out Italy by playing out a 2-2 draw? Why, a 2-2 draw, of course... but was it fixed? Gary Parkinson recalls Euro 2004's Group C
Major Indoor Soccer: the hype of America's one-time biggest league remembered
By Nick Moore last updated
Action Replay With its American showmanship and (for some reason) Darth Vader, it was, for a small pocket of time, the USA’s biggest football competition. So amid all the dry ice and fireworks, why did such a revolutionary enterprise end in tears?
Remembered: The moment that changed Portuguese football forever
By Michael Yokhin published
Primeira Liga Once upon a time, Porto were huge underdogs. And, as they prepare to face rivals Benfica desperately needing victory, Michael Yokhin remembers when it all came together for them – and changed a footballing landscape…
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