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The Mavericks: Bruce Grobbelaar
Robin Hackett | May, 24 2012Robin Hackett on Bruce Grobbelaar, the Liverpool 'keeper whose spaghetti legs baffled the Italians.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: The banned united
Robin Hackett | May, 17 2012First XI remembers the stars who missed out on European Cup finals through suspension.
Article | ConversationThe Mavericks: Mickey Thomas
Robin Hackett | May, 10 2012Robin Hackett profiles Mickey Thomas, the 'Welsh George Best' who ended up in prison.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: Promoted to the top job
Robin Hackett | May, 3 2012After the Tito Vilanova's appointment at Barcelona, First XI selects the assistants who went to the top.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: Title clashes
Robin Hackett | April, 26 2012Ahead of the Manchester derby, First XI selects some of history's best title clashes.
Article | ConversationThe Mavericks: Len Shackleton
Robin Hackett | April, 19 2012Robin Hackett provides a look at football's legendary clown prince, Len Shackleton.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: A goal and a half
Robin Hackett | April, 12 2012First XI puts together a selection of goals that saw the scorer travel half the length of the pitch.
Article | ConversationThe Mavericks: Jim Baxter
Robin Hackett | April, 5 2012Robin Hackett on maverick wing half Jim Baxter, who humiliated England at Wembley.
Article | ConversationFirst XI: Real Madrid's top goalscorers
Robin Hackett | March, 29 2012With Cristiano Ronaldo netting his 101st Real Madrid goal, we profile the club's First XI scorers.
Article | ConversationRewind to 1978: Clough ignites Forest fire
Robin Hackett | March, 22 2012Robin Hackett rewinds to 1978, when Brian Clough won his first major trophy with Nottm Forest.
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