Posts by Joshua Law
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Quick Reads12 brilliant footballers who don’t actually like football: White, Vieri….
You don't have to love it to make money from it.
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NostalgiaWhen a teenage Zlatan failed a trial at QPR… for telling coach to ‘f*ck off’
Zlatan did do a trial. It didn't work out well.
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In DepthRonaldo Fenomeno’s rise in Brazil: ‘It was as if he’d come from the moon’
The origin of football's most thrilling striker.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Daniel Sturridge, an underrated Premier League legend
What a player he was in his prime.
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Quick ReadsThe 8 Englishmen to have managed Barcelona – & how they fared
There are some incredible success stories in here.
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Quick ReadsThe 15 worst loan signings in Premier League history: Arthur, Saul, Falcao…
Chelsea should really have learned by now.
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Quick ReadsRanking the 13 weirdest Spanish signings in Premier League history
For every Xabi Alonso, there's an Antonio Nunez.
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Quick Reads6 players from World Cup 2002 we can’t believe are still playing in 2023
Some of this lot started playing in the mid-90s.
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NostalgiaThe story of Henrik Larsson’s glorious late-career spell at Barca
In a short time, Barca fans came to love Larsson.
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Quick Reads13 players you had no idea were Barcelona academy graduates: Onana, Icardi…
Not all La Masia graduates make it at Barca.
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In DepthA tribute to Fernandinho, Man City’s Brazilian who sh*t on stereotypes
He's changed perceptions single-handedly.
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In DepthGlen Johnson on Redknapp, Pompey & how his FA Cup medal got nicked
Johnson looks back on a brilliant FA Cup run.
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In DepthA tribute to Messi’s 2017 El Clasico winner – the goal of a true hard man
We don't say enough about how tough Messi is.
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NostalgiaRecalling Steven Taylor’s gloriously sh*t, am-dram handball sniper death
The worst bit of acting in PL history.
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NostalgiaRecalling when Everton crushed Man Utd’s title hopes in a 4-4 thriller
A game that had enormous consequences.
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Quick ReadsThe 10 managers with the highest total transfer spend in history
Does money equal success? Er, yes, actually.
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In DepthCelebrating the toe-poke finish, football’s most underrated skill
The toe poke is as beautiful as it is effective.
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NostalgiaThe curious career of Julio Baptista: Sevilla star to Real & Arsenal outcast
Julio Baptista was some player at his best.
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NostalgiaA forensic analysis of Juan Roman Riquelme’s magnum opus v Real
Juan Roman Riquelme was an artist with the ball.
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NostalgiaAriel Ortega & Romario at Valencia: Discos, great goals & fights with Ranieri
"Whoever doesn't like that can get fucked."
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NostalgiaCelebrating Emile Heskey, altruism and the beauty of the ugly assist
Emile Heskey was the perfect supporting actor.
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NostalgiaEdmundo & Romario: Brilliant strike partners who hated each other
From the best of friends to the best of enemies.
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NostalgiaGianluca Vialli at Chelsea: Smoking, champagne & standing ovations
Vialli transformed Chelsea with class and style.
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NostalgiaA forensic analysis of Jack Wilshere’s stunning 2011 CL display v Barcelona
Wilshere's piece de resistance.
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NostalgiaThe day Pele scored a semi-final hat-trick – then saved Santos in goal
Pele was a brilliant shot-stopper too.