Cupwinning

‘Dennis Wise was furious when I subbed him during a Chelsea game – he didn’t speak to me for two weeks. Eventually he did, and the rest was history – he was magnificent’ Ruud Gullit on his turbulent relationship with his cup-winning captain

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Ruud Gullit won one major trophy as a manager – and Dennis Wise was the captain who lifted it. After a legendary career in which he claimed two European Cups and the Ballon d’Or, Gullit joined Chelsea as a player in 1995, then was appointed as manager a year later following the departure of Glenn … Read more

Quiz! Can you name England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad?

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Football quiz time. Some might call this the football quiz if you’re English, as we demand that you name all 22 players to elevate themselves to a heavenly level still yet surpassed. It’s 60 years exactly since that sun-spangled afternoon in London, when England stood on top of the world after beating West Germany 4-2 … Read more