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The Oldest Players in World Cup History

The Oldest Players in World Cup History

The Top 5 oldest players in World Cup history. Who is the oldest player in World Cup History? Are they all goalkeepers? The School of Football provides a bitesize run down of the 5 oldest footballers to have played in a World Cup. Goalkeepers quite obviously dominate the list, with

Leighton McGivern: the King of amateur football.

Leighton McGivern - A life in football The School of Football digs deep into their creative pockets to bring you the story of Leighton McGivern, a former child prodigy turned amateur, turned pro, turned amateur again. Everyone’s journey in the beautiful game is a different one! The technically gifted striker

How Pablo Escobar changed Colombian football forever.

How Pablo Escobar changed Colombian football forever.

The story of Pablo Escobar and his involvement in Colombian Football The School of Football is back with the extraordinary tale of the beautiful game, and its relationship with the world’s most notorious criminal. ‘The King of Cocaine’ managed to exert his influence on pretty much every facet of

Hidetoshi Nakata - Footballer and Fashion Icon

Hidetoshi Nakata - Footballer and Fashion Icon

Hidetoshi Nakata, the cult hero who put Asian football on the map. The man nicknamed the ‘Asian David Beckham’ is widely considered as the greatest Japanese player of all time. During his 11 year career, he played in 3 WC’s, earnt legendary status in Italian football and he became

Jean-Pierre Papin, football’s first £10 million pound player.

Jean-Pierre Papin, football’s first £10 million pound player.

Jean-Pierre Papin - The short story of his record-breaking career In July 1992 Papin moved from Marseille to AC Milan in what was a world-record transfer fee at the time of £10.8 million, in the process he became the first-ever player to be bought for 10+

Chapecoense, a club like no other.

Chapecoense, a club like no other.

Chapecoense - An incredible football story The School of Football summarises the incredible story of Chapecoense, the club that had to literally re-build from the ashes. On the 13th January 2021, the club from the Brazilian city of Chapecó gained promotion to Série A just one year after being relegated

Élton José Xavier Gomes: the smallest professional footballer of all time.

Élton José Xavier Gomes: the smallest professional footballer of all time.

Elton Gomes is the smallest pro footballer ever The School of Football is back with a smaller bang than usual! But none the less still as powerful as ever, with the story of Elton Gomes, the shortest footballer on record. At 1.54m (5 ft 1 in) It is widely