Sampdoria 1995-96 – a chip off the old block
In one of the site’s early articles, we looked at the mode of numbering which Italy favoured at major finals until the 1998 World Cup – apart from goalkeepers, who …
Monday 11s – Squad number journey quiz
Another Monday, another quiz – once again we show you the numbers and you must tell us the players.
Delving into Chelsea’s chequered past
Not so long ago, we looked at an occurrence from 1991, where Diego Maradona gave up his favoured Napoli number 10 shirt for 9, so that his anointed successor Gianfranco …
Different numbers in Europe – Henry and Berbatov Monaco special
Thanks to @a_75_fr and Brian Donnelly on Twitter for pointing us in the way of these Last week, in the wake of Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s transfer to Arsenal, we ran a piece …
In honour of Henrikh Mkhitaryan – a look at other players who have had to change numbers in Europe
Yes, it’s conceited to draw attention to this, but we were the first to flag the possibility of Henrikh Mkhitaryan wearing two different shirt numbers for Arsenal this season: Unless …
When Pep Guardiola was a false 9
Number 4 is the the one most commonly associated with Josep Guardiola. When La Liga introduced squad numbers in 1995, he was assigned 4 at Barcelona and kept it until …
Muller x 13 = goals
While Gerd Müller’s tally of 14 World Cup goals has been surpassed, both Ronaldo of Brazil and his compatriot Miroslav Klose needed a greater number of games in which to do …
Monday 11s – Christmas special
Goodwill to all, it’s the Christmas Day edition of Monday 11s – which is why it’s being published on Christmas Eve, which is, of course, a Sunday.
Monday 11s – Number 11s squad numbers quiz
Fittingly, the last of our #Monday11s series looking at the numbers 1-11 falls on December 11th.
When Maradona anointed his Napoli number 10 successor
Following the scoreless draw between Juventus and Internazionale last night, Napoli can go top of Serie A today if they win at home to Fiorentina (edit: they didn’t, as that …