When Holland lost the 1974 World Cup final they become perhaps the greatest side to never lift the trophy. We look back at a style-defining Totaalvoetbal masterclass from the Dutch.

The era-defining brilliance of Romário, who redefined the striker role, may have peaked in Barcelona, but it was very much made at PSV ...

Jürgen Klopp wasn't born with a wide grin hugging the midwife - it took years of learning to develop the psychological edge he has perfected at Liverpool ...

Red Star Belgrade's European Cup triumph is immortal and remains one of the greatest achievements in the storied history of Eastern European football ...

The average attendance at League of Ireland matches in 2014 was just 1,559. In the same year, 120,000 Irish fans travelled to attend Premier League games, ...

A celebration of These Football Times’ writers’ favourite stars of the 2000s, from Xabi Alonso and Kaka to Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry ...

The penalty kick is the rawest distillation of psychology and repetitive practice in football – but what makes a player good or bad at them?

The 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea was a tournament of shocks and surprises, with a touch of genuine quirkiness thrown in for good measure. Never before had European audiences been treated to ...

The year is 1872. Ulysses S. Grant is elected president of the US, Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national park, and the first case of Horse Flu is reported in Toronto, Canada, which will ...

Thomas Müller is so unique to football that, in the role he excels in, the Raumdeuter, he end up being the first and last to truly master it ...

Leeds were relegated from the First Division in 1982. Perhaps it wouldn't have happened if Clough or Stein’s stay stretched beyond 44 days ...

Dale Vince, who's been in charge at Forest Green Rovers for over a decade, isn't like your typical football club owner or entrepreneur ...