Given is confident Hart could handle the role. He said: “A lot of managers, for some reason, don’t want to give the goalkeeper the captain’s armband, which I think is a bit strange. “Joe could be an international captain, no problem. Dino Zoff won the Wo

Former Italy goalkeeper Dino Zoff believes that Fabio Capello made the right decision in sensationally resigning as England manager on Wednesday evening. Capello had been left infuriated by the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the c

The Polish star has recovered from the Old Trafford nightmare to establish himself as Arsenal's No 1 man, says Amy LawrenceIt takes a certain type of personality to walk away from the scene of the crime and sleep soundly in your bed. When Wojciech Szczes

It takes a certain type of personality to walk away from the scene of the crime and sleep soundly in your bed. When Wojciech Szczesny left the pitch at Old Trafford in August, with the evidence of Arsenal's misdeeds writ large on the scoreboard and witne

The last time they finished first and second in Serie A has been cancelled from the record books by the Calciopoli scandal. Prior to that, you have to go back 16 years to find a time when they filled the champions and runners-up spot in the league table.

January 12 marks two years since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake exploded out from the epicenter of Léogane towards the capital of Port-au-Prince and the surrounding environs. The world has focused on rebuilding Haiti after this tragedy, but it's important no

There is a short film of Mario Balotelli in which the striker is decorating Christmas cakes for children at a Manchester City party. He is very focused on this task, irritated when his little snowmen fall over and profoundly serious about making his ic

FIFA World Cup winning keepers Casillas and Italy’s Dino Zoff (1982), Paraguay’s Justo Villar and Jose Luis Chilavert, England’s Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence all led their nations with distinction from the No. 1 spot. And Galekovic will now be listed i

FIFA World Cup winning keepers Casillas and Italy’s Dino Zoff (1982), Paraguay’s Justo Villar and Jose Luis Chilavert, England’s Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence all led their nations with distinction from the No. 1 spot. And Galekovic will now be listed i

It may be a coincidence that all of the greatest goalkeepers had a full head of hair. Dino Zoff had a jet-black mop, Peter Schmeichel had a blonde crew cut and Gordon Banks had a brown Beatles style. There is no doubt, however, that Reina is a top keep

FIFA World Cup winning keepers Casillas and Italy’s Dino Zoff (1982), Paraguay’s Justo Villar and Jose Luis Chilavert, England’s Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence all led their nations with distinction from the No. 1 spot. And Galekovic will now be listed i

Adelaide Now FIFA World Cup winning keepers Casillas and Italy's Dino Zoff (1982), Paraguay's Justo Villar and Jose Luis Chilavert, England's Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence all led their nations with distinction from the No. 1 spot. And Galekovic will no

Clemente Lisi - BROOKLYN, NY (Dec 14, 2011) US Soccer Players -- There have been very few Christmas presents I received as a child that I can recall now as an adult. Growing up in the 1980's, I do remember the many Star Wars action figures and Atari vid

"Football is freedom," Bob Marley once said, and the legendary Jamaican musician -- like all of the African Diaspora and the Global South in general -- claimed Brazil as his own proxy representative at soccer's World Cup. No player better epitomized Marl

December 5th, 2011 | by: gadsby | View Comments Look out, blonde haired maidens, for the harvest moon is approaching, and the proper rituals must be conducted. We've all read Bone, haven't we? Though this is starting to become a cliched opening line, I a

Socrates was the captain and lynchpin of Brazil's 1982 World Cup side -- the greatest team never to win the World Cup. The anticipation prior to the 1982 World Cup finals tournament in Spain was electric. Were the rumors true? Did Brazil really have a te

Here MirrorFootball's Simon Head pays tribute to one the of the true masters of the beautiful game. Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, known simply as Socrates, was a footballing legend. During the 1980s he was one of football's mos