numbers-based route Prior to Arsene Wenger’s arrival in North London back in 1996, the outlook of English football was significantly different from what supporters have become accustomed to in contemporary society. During a period of transition, the Frenchman proved to be a pivotal figure in raising the standards of top-flight football in England.

50 years ago, on the 12th April 1970, a seismic event happened in the world of Italian football. A party broke out on the beach bars along the Poetto, cars sped around deliriously honcking their horns, people jumped into fountains. At the end of every football season there are similar celebrations, but this was different – this was Cagliari.

Humans and horses have coexisted and worked together for thousands of years across many different cultures, although you might assume that the racing of horses for sport was something that could not be justified until relatively recently.

Hector Castro was born in 1904, Montevideo. As a young boy (aged 13), he accidentally amputated his right forearm while using an electric saw to cut wood.

As a fan of the game, I have always found it intriguing how different Nations view the same Tournament or event through a different lens. A prime example is the romanticism the English hold with the 1990 World Cup in Italy.