Reminding you why you love football. The EURO Special, out now!
Dec 10, 2020 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Featuring World Cup doubles in Brent, clashing for Lord of the Mics, tearing it up with @wilfriedzaha for Crystal Palace, and a truly devastating injury—this is Yannick Bolasie's story.
@YannickBolasie: Do You Remember The First Time? is out now: buff.ly/2W3xdxO
Born in Lyon to Congolese parents, Yannick moved to North West London when he was six months old.
It's there, kicking a ball against the wall of the shop he lived above and turning out of tight corners in estate cages, that he began to forge the technique we know him for.
Aug 24, 2020 • 31 tweets • 11 min read
Last week marked the thirty year anniversary of Marcelo Bielsa joining @CANOBoficial_en as manager. Join us on a trip down memory lane, courtesy of our mate (and Newell’s fan) @groundhopperbcn.
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“The one that crosses the garden, steps on the flowers and arrives faster. The other way takes longer but, if you respect the garden, you don’t damage the flowers.”
A young Marcelo in Rosario, next to teammates José Luis Danguise and Carlos Picerni in 1977.
May 2, 2018 • 25 tweets • 12 min read
🌍🏆 - To celebrate our fourth birthday, and the 21st edition of the greatest football tournament of them all, we have done 21 (TWENTY ONE) different covers. It's driven us mad.
Choose your favourite and order your copy now - buff.ly/2HKKDGs
There he is. The one Sir Bobby had to keep an eye on. World at his feet. Look at that smirk. Look at that tracksuit. What a player.