Posts by Benedict O'Neill
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NostalgiaRemembering North Korea’s attempt to disguise a striker as a keeper at the 2010 World Cup
North Korea's genius ploy unfortunately backfired.
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NostalgiaA celebration of Alex Ferguson & Arsene Wenger’s ‘snood’ wars
Hold yer da back, he's gonna be fuming.
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NostalgiaA celebration of Ronaldo fan sites of the early 2000s – ‘My header is bad’
If this doesn't make you nostalgic, nothing will.
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Quick Reads13 great goals scored by goalkeepers: Provedel, Alisson, Schmeichel, Poom…
Is there anything better than a keeper scoring?
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NostalgiaWhen Keegan made Michael Owen a midfielder to save Newcastle’s season
A brief yet brilliant experiment.
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NostalgiaRanking all 10 goals from Manchester United 8-2 Arsenal
A truly ridiculous game of football.
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Quick ReadsTrying to understand how Xavi ended up winning the lottery in Qatar
"I’m happy I opened an Al Dana Savings account".
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NostalgiaAn ode to Dwight Yorke & successfully combining playing with partying
Dwight Yorke came to have a good time. And he did.
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NostalgiaFilippo Inzaghi was so lethal he won the UCL in the worst form of his life
Two league goals all year, then two in the final.
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NostalgiaThe last goodbye: How Deco rediscovered & conquered Brazil
He saw out his career in style at Fluminense.
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NostalgiaRecalling Luis Figo’s stint at Inter when he was accused of killing a cat
Figo won four titles. He didn't kill a black cat.
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NostalgiaFrank Lampard at Man City: A perfect purple patch from out of the blue
Nobody expected him to have such an impact.
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NostalgiaDenilson: From Real Betis’ world-record signing to snubbed by Bolton
Denilson had a really strange career.
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NostalgiaRemembering the brochure that got Michael Owen a move to Man Utd
Would Man Utd have signed Michael Owen without it?
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Quick ReadsWhere are they now? Man Utd’s U21 team in Marcus Rashford’s last game
Not everyone has enjoyed the same success.
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In DepthWhat happened to Ganso? Neymar’s best friend & the goose with too few golden eggs
Socrates called Ganso the best of his generation.
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NostalgiaA brief history of Harry Redknapp’s weird dislike of David Nugent
Harry Redknapp didn't quite take to David Nugent.
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Quick Reads9 famous wondergoals your nan could have scored from Ben Afra to Yeboah
Anybody could replicate these wondergoals.
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Quick ReadsRanking the 43 best and weirdest named football clubs in the world
The brilliant and bizarre of football club names.
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NostalgiaA celebration of Rory Delap and an early-Prem Stoke side neutrals loved
Back in 2008, everyone was talking about Stoke.
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NostalgiaRemembering the short-lived Silver Goal & the 2004 Czech side it robbed
It was meant to prevent negative play. It didn't.
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Quick Reads15 of the silliest transfers of Serie A’s golden age: Ventola, Amoroso, Coco
Because who doesn't like spunking a load of money?
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NostalgiaA tribute to Kaka, the ‘rare piece of talent’ who belonged to Jesus
We still rue the fact Kaka never came to England.
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NostalgiaHow Patrice Evra succeeded Gary Neville as Man Utd’s hated hero
Liverpool hate Evra, which made him a bigger hero.
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NostalgiaYossi Benayoun: The featherweight footballer who packed a punch
Benayoun squeezed every last drop from his career.