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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

The best British defenders ever

Picking out the finest full-backs and centre-halves ever to emerge from Britain

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‘We did everything we could to stop Sol Campbell leaving Tottenham for Arsenal, but there was no chance – he decided he needed to move for his own career’: Spurs executive reveals key details behind controversial transfer

Sol Campbell shocked the Premier League when he moved from Tottenham to Arsenal in 2001 - but Spurs tried everything they could to keep him at White Hart Lane

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Sven, the strange power of football and maybe even the meaning of life

Sometimes you wonder why so many of us let this game rule our lives but just look at the life, and the friendships, it can give

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Why Sol Campbell's move to Arsenal was the greatest Premier League transfer EVER

When Tottenham captain Sol Campbell swapped crossed North London on this day in 2001, he shocked the country - and was the league's greatest-ever bit of business

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The best centre-back partnerships ever

Ranking the most rock-solid defensive duos

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Which England players have played at the most major tournaments?

These Three Lions stars are all World Cup and Euros veterans

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Rio Ferdinand picks the one player from his era who 'doesn't get talked about' - but deserves a lot more credit

Rio Ferdinand highlights Nemanja Vidic as a great centre-back partner, but there was a player different to John Terry that he enjoyed being alongside at England

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Tottenham given green light to sign Arsenal academy graduate, in blockbuster move to ignite North London: report

Tottenham and Arsenal don't need any more reason to dislike each other, with one superstar primed for a transfer this summer

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Sol Campbell slashes £10 million off price tag of his Chelsea mansion with a secret underground passage

The football star is now offering £15 million for the eight-bed home, which comes with some vintage interior design gossip

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The best Premier League players ever

We count down the finest individuals ever to grace a Premier League pitch

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The best Premier League players of the 00s

Ranking the Prem's standout performers from the first decade of the 21st century

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Footballers who became politicians

Football and politics do sometimes mix and here is the proof. A look at some of the footballers who went into politics...

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I criticised Rwanda’s leader – now I wake up screaming after constant online attacks

Sockpuppet accounts launched a smear campaign after a book about Paul Kagame’s extraterritorial assassination campaign

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Sven-Goran Eriksson’s most memorable moments across a varied career in England

The 75-year-old Swede, who has terminal cancer, was England boss and managed in the Premier League and lower divisions.

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The weirdest transfer moments ever

Ranking the strangest occurrences in the history of football transfers

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The best defenders of the 90s

Who were the finest centre-backs, full-backs, wingers and sweepers to play during the final decade of the 20th century?

Evening Standard

Sol Campbell calls time on management career: 'I've not had the opportunities to fail'

Two-time title winner 'happy' to be in a 'different space' in football

The Independent UK

Sol Campbell ‘happy in different space’ as he turns back on football management

The former Arsenal and Tottenham defender had spells at crisis clubs Macclesfield and Southend between 2018 and 2020.

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The best defenders of the 00s

Who were the finest centre-backs, full-backs and wing-backs to grace the pitch during the 21st century's first decade?

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Newcastle's worst ever signings

Which have been Newcastle's most regrettable transfer moves?

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Do Liverpool have the strength to take on champions who never have an off-day?

The early weeks of the season have seen high-quality teams rise to the top of the Premier League. The only problem: they face Manchester City

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Tottenham legend Ledley King explains why his finest moment in an England shirt was also the beginning of the end for him

Tottenham's Ledley King went into Euro 2004 as a first-choice defender – but that didn't last long and neither did his England career after that

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Tottenham Hotspur chasing Arsenal wonderkid in era-defining deal between both clubs: report

Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal just don't do business – but Spurs would like to take a Gunners asset with their rivals eager to sell

The Independent UK

Declan Rice move echoes Jack Grealish – and is Arsenal’s statement signing

The England teammates are now on similar paths as they pursue the next phase of their football development

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12 terrible free transfers that didn't live up to their billing

Something for nothing? Pah! Greg Lea picks out some stars whose value proved too good to be true at their new clubs

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