The word “skullduggery” is defined as “underhanded or unscrupulous behaviour; trickery”. It has been intertwined with football since time immemorial, exhibited in various degrees. It has been employed ...

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 ...

The wind blows hard and cold across East Anglia during the winter. With barely a hill in sight, there is nothing to stop the progress of the icy chill in this south east corner of England. An ...

Whilst European champions Italy and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal must sweat it out in next March’s World Cup playoffs, Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina side have serenely booked their tickets to Qatar for ...

It’s been 30 years since Sampdoria lifted the Scudetto. Where has the time gone? As part of the celebrations, These Football Times and Cult Kits have joined forces for a weekend of fun, with features, ...

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 ...

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

Lifted from Fluminense to the opulence of Old Trafford without having played a senior match, there was a romance and a pleasing symmetry to Fabio and Rafael da Silva’s start to life in English ...

Before RB Leipzig emerged on the scene a few years ago, East German football was irrelevant in the great scheme of things ...

In the history of both Argentina football and Real Madrid, few midfielders can match the complete flair, skill and class of Fernando Redondo ...

Clarence Seedorf left Milan in 2012 after a decade laden with success. At 36, many expected him to retire quietly and find one last payday, but such an idea is far from the Dutchman’s character.

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