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We hear the Cerro Porteño barra brava before we can see them. Echoing down the narrow streets of Paraguay’s capital Asuncion is the racket of thumping drums, firecrackers exploding, trumpet

Flushed with rock success and the kudos of slouching onSoccer AM’s sofa, Hard-Fi’s Richard Archer was recently given an honorary day at Griffin Park, home of Brentford FC, the club

NicknamesJust Fletch – not after the Chevy Chase film, no, because it’s my surname. Team supportedLiverpool: my dad’s from there and he was in the army so we moved about

Joe Calzaghe’s opening gambit, like most things Italian, is brimming with passion. “I’m pissed off,” he begins, eye of the tiger locked firmly on a nervous FourFourTwo. “Milan seem to

Neil Warnock stretches across a comfortable sofa in one of Bramall Lane’s hospitality suites, growling expletives inFourFourTwo’sdirection. Having posed patiently for a series of happy, smiling images to accompany this

GoalkeeperDavid SeamanI played with Pat Jennings and he was brilliant, but I played with David for a good many years and he made it all look so easy. I loved

World Cup winner Laurent Blanc picks his Perfect XI of former team-mates and opponents, back in August 2006. GoalkeeperFabien BarthezFirstly, I have to have him in my side because he

Shortly before kick off on a chilly February afternoon in Germany’s Ruhr region, the players of Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund stand at the halfway line of the impressive Veltins

Born in Berlin and living in Hawaii, the more cynical football fans among you may feel the urge to utter “typical bloody Red” at the sight of Dominic Monaghan in

NicknameIt’s always been ‘Catts’ from as far back as I can remember. Team supportedAs a local lad it has to be Middlesbrough. I think my dad took me to Ayresome