Marking a baseball anniversary
Today, April 16, marks the 90th anniversary of a big development in baseball uniform history – the wearing of numbers on the back of a team’s jerseys for the first …
On This Day – Leeds United 4 Liverpool 5, 13-4-1991
This is a new series where we look back on a particular game from the same date as that of publication, with the focus on a notable numbers-related happening. We …
Aston Villa and Leeds turn back the clock
We threw the question out there on Twitter earlier, and we will admit that we half-expected the replies that came: When was the last time two Premier League teams played …
Monday 11s – International squad number journey quiz
Welcome to the new edition of Monday 11s – as we are currently in the middle of an international break, today you must guess the players by the numbers worn …
Monday 11s – Big game formation squad number quiz
Welcome to the 115th edition of our weekly squad number quiz, Monday 11s. As it’s the second Monday of the month, this week we’re asking you to guess the team …
Chelsea’s false 9s
On Sunday, Chelsea’s new loan signing Gonzalo Higuaín is likely to make his debut in the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge. The Argentinian striker will …
Career in Numbers – Emmanuel Adebayor
This is the second part in this series, the first instalment looked at Ronaldo METZ (2001-03) Having been scouted in his native Togo, Emmanuel Adebayor joined FC Metz in 1999 …
Roma’s refreshing approach to retiring numbers
I’m just going to say it – by and large, I consider the retirement of shirt numbers to be mawkish. This piece from The Guardian last week by The Gentleman …
Legacies: Everton’s number 9
There’s a strong argument to be made that the first Everton number 9 was the best. However, he only wore it once and he might have ended up wearing 14 …