. 4 August 2011 The answer to yesterday’s puzzler – identify the dodgy barnets and facial hair of four footballers of yore – are Terry McDermott, Graeme Souness, Jimmy Case and David Johnson. (Spotted first by @shornKOOMINS via Twitter). As the page scan from the 1980 Panini sticker album shows, they were all part of […]

By Brian Sears 26 March 2011 An average of only 13 players each season have managed to appear for their clubs in every Premier League game. In the first season, in 1992-93, when there were 42 games in a season, 20 players* were ever present. In 1997-98, as few as six players were ‘ever presents’. Last season […]

2010: what happened then . January . 10 FOOTBALL Africa Cup of Nations (to 31), Angola. Winners: Egypt (Story 1) (2) (3) 18 TENNIS Australian Open (to 31), Melbourne Park, Melbourne. Winners: R Federer / S Williams (Story 1) (2) (3) (4) . February . 7 N.F .L Super Bowl XLIV, Sun Life Stadium, Miami. Winners: New […]

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