Continuing the series about footballers who excelled at other sports. (For Part One click here; and Part Two click here). Paolo Maldini Paolo Maldini is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all-time. The epitome of the one club man he spent his entire career with his boyhood club AC Milan, winning 25 trophies with the Rossonieri, and he ...
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Two Nations Divided by a Common Language
The playwright George Bernard Shaw once described Britain and the USA as two nations divided by a common language. That is certainly the case when it comes to Football, the most popular sport in each country, although we are talking about two different games. Whilst American Football – or gridiron – has some following in Europe – especially now that ...
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For nearly a century, Wembley Stadium in London, England, has staged major sporting events. There have been some fantastic soccer matches played at England’s national stadium. Recent years has also seen the NFL cross the pond with some of their top teams playing on the hallowed Wembley turf. Here’s a look back at Wembley’s biggest games. The 1966 World Cup ...
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