Football's Greatest Stories
Deep dives into the teams, players, and moments that defined the beautiful game.
1980s
Pleat’s Nearly Men of North London
How did David Pleat’s Tottenham side of 1986–87 come within touching distance of a domestic treble — and leave behind one of the most stylish seasons in English football history?
Tottenham Hotspur
1986-1987
1950s
Jimmy Murphy’s Dragons of Defiance
How did Wales, the team that almost didn’t qualify, defy the odds to reach a World Cup quarter-final — and face a teenage Pelé in the process?
Wales
1958
1970s
Clough, Taylor, and the Miracle Men
How did a Second Division side rise to conquer England and Europe — and rewrite the limits of football greatness?
Nottingham Forest
1977–1980
1940s
The Bakers Who Defied the Nazis
How did a team of bakers and ex-footballers under Nazi occupation use football as an act of resistance — and pay the ultimate price for victory?
FC Start
1942
1970s
The Beautiful Game in Full Colour
Were Brazil 1970 simply the greatest team ever — or the birth of football as pure art?
Brazil
1970
1880s
The Pioneers Who Passed First
How did a team of Scottish amateurs redefine football forever — and nearly conquer England while doing it?
Queens Park
1883–1885
1980s
The Disgrace of Gijón
How did Algeria stun the world at their first World Cup — only to be denied by one of football’s darkest nights?
Algeria
1982
2010s
The Thunderclap and the Underdog Uprising
How did a nation of 330,000 people stun Europe, humble England, and redefine what underdogs could achieve?
Iceland
2016
1860s
Where Football Was Born
How did a group of cricketers in Victorian England create the world’s first football club — and with it, the modern game itself?
Sheffield FC