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“I adapted so well to life at Manchester City because of my desire. I wanted to create history – Pablo Zabaleta and Carlos Tevez being there helped” Sergio Aguero on hitting the ground running in the Premier League

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For many, the prospect of moving to a new country to join the richest football club at the world at the age of just 23 would be a daunting one, with the pressure of a £35million price tag adding to the levels of hype and expectation that only the game’s elite players have ever had … Read more

“We need to enjoy every moment – the excitement of playing in Europe and having those fixtures is an incredible problem to have” Bournemouth’s history makers on their European bow

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Heads bowed, the Bournemouth players were visibly distraught. Trudging back to the Goodison Park dressing room, they knew their 3-1 victory over Everton wouldn’t be enough to save them. Aston Villa’s draw with West Ham had consigned the Cherries to relegation, after five campaigns punching above their weight in the top flight. Six days later, … Read more

Manchester United v Sabah: Rwanda’s Joy-Lance Mickels eyeing history with Champions League debutants

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Joy-Lance Mickels has been a Manchester United fan since childhood, and on Thursday the Rwanda international will fulfil a lifelong dream. The 32-year-old is expected to start up front when Azerbaijani side Sabah travel to the home of the Red Devils in the opening round of the league phase of this year’s Champions League (20:00 … Read more

Football’s most damaging red cards: a brief history of collapses and turnarounds | Football

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“The Saturday before last, Clyde were winning 3-0 at The Spartans after an hour when Logan Dunachie was sent off. Twenty-eight minutes later, the score was 3-3. What is the biggest turnaround in a game following a red card/most quantitative blame that can be thrown at a player for getting sent off?” asks Jamie Wills. … Read more

How The U.S.’s Oldest Natural History Museum Might Meet Its End

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In 1858, William Parker Foulke, a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences—a group of naturalists committed to public education and outreach—was on vacation in the quiet Quaker community of Haddonfield, New Jersey. There, he befriended a local landowner, John Estaugh Hopkins, who showed him some unusually large vertebrae that had been dug up in … Read more

USA’s Teenage Sensation Cavan Sullivan Makes History With Wonder Goal vs. New York

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Cavan Sullivan scored in the second half to become the first 16-year-old in MLS history with goal contributions in four straight matches, and the Philadelphia Union beat the New York Red Bulls 3-1 on Saturday night to extend their unbeaten streak to seven. Sullivan found the net for a second straight match and third time … Read more

‘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

Chelsea already ‘open to sale’ of new signing with history of fan conflict

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Twenty-three-year-old Dutch centre-forward Emmanuel Emegha officially finalised his €25 million (£21m) transfer to Stamford Bridge from French outfit RC Strasbourg this summer, wrapping up a deal that was pre-agreed between the two BlueCo-owned clubs months in advance. However, Emegha’s arrival at Chelsea comes following a turbulent spell in France which ended with public friction and … Read more

How Espadrilles Became the Ultimate Mediterranean Summer Shoe: A History

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Espadrilles have become the quintessential Mediterranean shoe – but then again, haven’t they always? Alex Escura Bello With summer upon us, there’s one style of shoe that you’re sure to see everywhere if you’re visiting anywhere in the Mediterranean: espadrilles. But how did this humble shoe become a staple for royals, actors and fashion experts … Read more

Russell Martin: Leicester City boss says history should not be used to judge him or Foxes

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What has come as no surprise is the target Martin has been set ahead of what will be just the second season Leicester have spent in England’s third tier in the club’s 142-year history. “It’s to get promoted, first and foremost,” he said. “[And] to play in a way that everyone understands and believes in, … Read more