Football's Greatest Stories
Deep dives into the teams, players, and moments that defined the beautiful game.
1890s
Derby County & Friends: Best of the Worst
From Derby’s one-win season to Schalke’s collapse and Darwen’s disasters — the beautiful game at its ugliest. Football’s worst ever campaigns, re-examined.”
Darwen
1898-1899
1970s
Clough, Taylor & the Rams’ Rise to Glory
How Brian Clough and Peter Taylor turned Derby County from Second Division strugglers into champions of England
Derby County
1970-1973
2000s
Klinsmann, Transformation & the Summer Fairytale
How did Jürgen Klinsmann swap California surfboards for the dugout — and end up rewriting the future of German football at the 2006 World Cup?
Germany
2006
2010s
Derby County & Friends: Best of the Worst
From Derby’s one-win season to Schalke’s collapse and Darwen’s disasters — the beautiful game at its ugliest. Football’s worst ever campaigns, re-examined.”
Brechin City
2017-2018
1990s
Italy's Miracle Village of Serie B
How did a tiny mountain village of 5,000 people produce one of the most incredible underdog stories in football history?
Castel di Sangro
1995-1998
Various
End of Season Promotion & Relegation Special – Re-Ranking the Greatness
How do you decide which great teams rise or fall? This special re-ranks football’s legends on The Greatness Index.
Various
Various
2000s
Derby County & Friends: Best of the Worst
From Derby’s one-win season to Schalke’s collapse and Darwen’s disasters — the beautiful game at its ugliest. Football’s worst ever campaigns, re-examined.”
Derby County
2007-2008
1980s
Coppell, Wright & Bright, and the Cup Final Run
How did Steve Coppell’s Crystal Palace rise from the Second Division to the 1990 FA Cup final and create one of the most iconic strike partnerships in English football?
Crystal Palace
1987-91
1990s
Gazza, Penalties & the World Cup That Changed English Football
How Italia ’90 became the turning point for English football culture — a semi-final run that reshape the game at home?
England