Long reads
Sir Bobby Long reads Sir Bobby Sir Bobby Robson’s former player at Newcastle, Robbie Elliott, explains the significant impression the former England manager left on all he coached Robbie Elliott
Eighty-nine Long reads Eighty-nine In 1989, Arsenal beat Liverpool to the title in the most dramatic fashion imaginable. Tony Adams, their captain at the time, tells his side of the story Tony Adams
Fine margins Long reads Fine margins Former Tottenham and QPR manager Gerry Francis looks back on a playing and coaching career that spanned six decades Gerry Francis
Blue run Long reads Blue run During eight years at Chelsea, Steve Holland worked under José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte and more. He revisits his time at Stamford Bridge Steve Holland
An Education Long reads An Education The highly respected Radi Antic, once of Barcelona and Real Madrid, discusses his experiences of playing in England with Luton Town Radomir Antic
Paradise city Long reads Paradise city Markus Babbel on the painful memories of a Champions League final with Bayern Munich, and why his time at Liverpool had to end Markus Babbel
Level playing field Long reads Level playing field When Tim Sherwood was named Tottenham manager in 2013, he promoted Chris Ramsey to work as an assistant manager. The former QPR manager revisits Chris Ramsey
Stepping up Long reads Stepping up After injury ended his playing career, Dean Austin transitioned to coaching, and made the step up to manager with Northampton. He revisits all Dean Austin
Pep’s Longest Aide Long reads Pep’s Longest Aide Domènec Torrent followed Pep Guardiola from Barcelona to Manchester City, before managing New York City in Major League Soccer. He revisits his journey Domènec Torrent
Checkmate Long reads Checkmate Pep Clotet, who assisted Garry Monk at Birmingham City after they worked together at Swansea, discusses learning at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Espanyol Pep Clotet
The Top Floor Long reads The Top Floor Francisco Rufete on the footballing lessons he learned from Johan Cruyff at Barcelona and Rafa Benítez at Valencia Francisco Rufete
No secrets Long reads No secrets West Ham favourite Jack Collison discusses the influence that Gianfranco Zola, Eddie Howe and Sam Allardyce have had on his approach to coaching Jack Collison
He made us feel we were the best in the world Long reads He made us feel we were the best in the world John Terry revisits what it was that made José Mourinho his special one, and the influence the Portuguese had when he first arrived at Chelsea in 2004 John Terry
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