Football legend Garrincha was a bit of a strange guy - and that's an understatement.The Brazilian star, who shared the stage with the phenomenal Pele, played a pivotal role in helping his nation claim back-to-back World Cup titles in 1958 and 1962. The right-winger, born Manuel Francisco dos Santos, stood at 5ft6in and had one leg which was six centimetres shorter than the other, suffering from a

CHRIS BIRCHALL's football career took him from Port Vale to Los Angeles - and now he's eyeing up the Premier League.The former LA Galaxy midfielder has retrained as a referee since hanging up his boots in 2016.Chris Birchall (right) could finally be ready to achieve his Premier League dreamThe former LA Galaxy midfielder has retrained as a refereeBirchall played alongside David Beckham in LABircha

A blonde bombshell got her big break as a glamour model thanks to the patronage of the one and only Diego Maradona.The Argentina icon changed the course of football history with his achievements for club and country - lifting two Serie A titles with Napoli and the World Cup with La Albiceleste. While it's not quite as seismic as his on-field exploits , he also set Antonela Avellaneda on a differen

Xabi Alonso had been linked with the Liverpool job after Jurgen Klopp announced his decision to step down as manager.Xabi Alonso has revealed that he never seriously considered taking over the Liverpool job after Jurgen Klopp announced his departure earlier this year. He also believes that his Bayer Leverkusen team will be facing the best team in Europe when they clash with the Reds in the Champio

The highly-rated sporting director has helped transform the Gunners from has-beens into title contenders.Mikel Arteta has been dealt a blow with Edu Gaspar set to quit Arsenal Credit: PABut Edu's time at the Emirates has come to an end.He has been in talks with the club's hierarchy after a reshuffle of key positions.And although his reasons remain unclear, Edu has decided to walk away from his bac

Liverpool will face competition from Bayern Munich in the race to sign forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt.Marmoush drawing interest from Europe's eliteContinuing impressive form for FrankfurtBayern set to enter race for Egyptian forwardWHAT HAPPENED?Marmoush is making a name for himself in the Bundesliga and Germany's biggest club are circling following his impressive form. According t

Barca & Inter eye Chelsea star FernandezEnzo Fernandez's future at Chelsea has been called into question after he was dropped by Enzo Maresca.According to The Sun, the Argentine midfielder could be offered a route out of London as Barcelona and Inter are keeping a close eye on his situation with a view to snapping him up.Marseille director laughs off Pogba linksMarseille sporting director Medh

Interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy is looking forward to getting to know Ruben Amorim better and has offered to help the new head coach and Manchester United in any way he can.Having returned to the club he shone for as a player in the summer as one of Erik ten Hag’s assistants, the fan favourite is temporarily filling in as manager following his compatriot’s sacking on Monday.Van Nistel

An exasperated David Gray lamented “inconsistent” officiating after Hibernian were not awarded a stoppage-time penalty for shirt-tugging just minutes after Dundee United salvaged a 1-1 draw from a spot-kick given for the same offence.Hibs looked to be on course to end a five-game run without a win as they led through Lewis Miller’s first-half header.But for the fifth time in nine

Tony Docherty revealed Dundee midfielder Mo Sylla rushed back to Scotland from Paris on Saturday following the birth of his son Kasim so he could play against Kilmarnock.The Frenchman played the entire 90 minutes with the Dark Blues coming back from two goals down to secure a dramatic win thanks to a stoppage-time goal by Ziyad Larkeche.Dundee boss Docherty admitted he was incredibly proud of all