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First XI: One-man goal gluts
Robin Hackett | May, 9 2013After Miroslav Klose's five-goal haul, First XI picks out a selection of other individuals to have racked up the goals.
Article | ConversationRewind to 1953: Stan stuns Wembley
Robin Hackett | May, 2 2013Sixty years on, Robin Hackett rewinds to the 1953 FA Cup final, when Stan Matthews inspired a remarkable comeback.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: Long suspensions
Robin Hackett | April, 25 2013With Luis Suarez facing a ten-game ban, First XI picks out a selection of lengthy suspensions.
Article | ConversationRewind to 2005: Special One spooked by a ghost goal
Robin Hackett | April, 18 2013With Liverpool hosting Chelsea on Sunday, Robin Hackett rewinds to 2005, when Benitez outmanoeuvred Mourinho.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: Missile crisis
Robin Hackett | April, 11 2013After a Swedish match was called off as players were pelted with bottles and fruit, we pick out a First XI missiles.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: Wild things
Robin Hackett | March, 14 2013After a pine marten made an unwelcome appearance in Switzerland, we pick out a First XI animal invasions.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: Cup final thrashings
Robin Hackett | February, 28 2013After Swansea's demolition of Bradford in the League Cup, we select a First XI cup final trouncings.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: Heroes to zeros
Robin Hackett | February, 14 2013As Chelsea kick off their Europa League campaign, First XI examines the other European finalists to make an early exit.
Article | ConversationRewind to 1970: Magic vs Method
Robin Hackett | February, 6 2013Robin Hackett rewinds to 1970, when England faced Brazil in one of football's most enduring clashes.
Article | ConversationHackett: Doing it by the book
Robin Hackett | January, 17 2013Robin Hackett was at the Grand Connaught Rooms as the FA looked back at the foundation of the modern game.
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