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 …
A 2002 Gooner fanzine article about retiring numbers
During a recent house move, we came across a lot of old magazines, including an edition of Arsenal fanzine The Gooner from 2002, in which Brian Dawes argues against the …
Scotland’s dalliance with names on shirts, 1979-81
Our friend Simon Shakeshaft wrote this piece for the current edition of Programme Monthly and has kindly shared it with us. To everybody going, there was nothing unusual about Scotland entertaining Peru …
James McClean to honour Ryan McBride by wearing 5 for Ireland
Instances of players wearing number 5 while operating as wide midfielders are not too plentiful. There was Lee Sharpe at Manchester United and Ruel Fox at Newcastle United in the …
David Moyes’ Ajax number 14 shirt
David Moyes has – or at least had, according to this 2001 article – an Ajax shirt at home. When it comes to the Dutch club, one number stands above …
Sergio Ramos and his l-inks to the past
Apologies, we’re a bit late giving coverage to this, something brought to our attention by Jay from Design Football. Recently, Sergio Ramos got some new tattoos – he must have felt …
Dani Alves’ tribute to Carlos Alberto
While he has had an up-and-down relationship with squad numbers – quite literally – there’s no denying that Dani Alves knows how to pay tribute with what he wears on …
Kevin Keegan’s disingenuous reasoning
Martin Hardy has a new book, Tunnel of Love, about the goings-on at Newcastle United over the past 20 years or so. Today’s edition of The Sunday Times featured a number …
Munster’s tribute to dearly departed coach Foley
It promises to be an emotional day at Thomond Park in Limerick as Munster take on Glasgow Warriors in the European Rugby Champions Cup. Last Sunday, as Munster were in …
Manchester United players quizzed on historical squad numbers
Find out how the @ManUtd first team got on when we asked them how well they knew their #MUFC history by shirt number! #LegendaryMoments pic.twitter.com/MUE8tKI0aO — DHL Man Utd (@DHLManUtd) …