European Cup Winners Cup

Zola vs Bergkamp – Who was the best?

Date: 11th October 2010 at 4:57 pm | Written by
Former Chelsea forward Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola and Dennis Bergkamp are undoubtedly two of the best foreign stars to grace the Premier League. Regardless of nationality, this indelible duo are two …

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‘Where did it all go wrong?’ – Mark Bosnich

Date: 14th March 2010 at 7:20 pm | Written by
Mark Bosnich was not run of the mill as a footballer. He experienced many highs and lows during his career, largely spent in England, and the Australian goalkeeper went on to become …

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‘Where are they now?’ – United’s Cup Winners Cup victors of 1991

Date: 9th February 2010 at 5:43 pm | Written by
On 15th May 1991, Manchester United and Barcelona contested the European Cup Winners Cup final at Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam. This was a final with history attached to it because it came at …

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Eurovision’s non contest – Would a CL spot help improve the Europa League?

Date: 4th February 2010 at 3:33 pm | Written by
The European Cup has long been the most cherished prize in club football. So cherished in fact that in 1997, despite re-branding it only 5 years earlier as the grand and elitist …

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Whatever happened to Arsenal’s John Jensen?

Date: 28th December 2009 at 2:46 pm | Written by
JensenJohn Jensen became a cult hero at Highbury during his time at Arsenal in the 1990s and the Danish international known as ‘Faxe’ is largely fondly remembered by Arsenal fans. Jensen …

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Chelsea Hall of Fame: Gus Poyet

Date: 18th November 2009 at 6:02 pm | Written by
PoyetChelsea_468x656Gustavo Augusto Poyet Domínguez, more commonly referred to as Gus Poyet, was born 15th November 1967, in Montevideo in his native Uruguay. The Uruguayan would prove to be one of Chelsea’s greatest …

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A true Arsenal Legend in every sense of the word

Date: 9th May 2009 at 8:50 pm | Written by
Football FanCast columnist Sunit Thakurta looks back on the Arsenal legend that is Dennis Bergkamp.     "If Ryan Giggs is worth 20 millions, Bergkamp is worth a hundred."  –Marco Van Basten  "He's(Dennis Bergkamp)the messiah. We told him to get us into Europe when he joined and …

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