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  1. Pinned22 August 2026

    Welcome

    What’s this all about then?

  2. Pinned22 August 2026

    Features

    Player pages, clubs, compare, Hall of Fame, watchlist — a two-minute tour.

  3. Player Comparison24 August 2026

    Player Comparison: Erling Haaland vs Kylian Mbappé

    Five league seasons, Top 6 goals, Champions League knockouts, World Cup finals — who is the bigger game player?

  4. Archives12 October 2013

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Ferdinand & Vidic vs Bruce & Pallister

    United’s two great centre-back pairs, clean sheets vs the Top 6, and a title-years leveller.

  5. Archives16 December 2012

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Rio Ferdinand vs John Terry

    Ten seasons of clean sheets, Top 6 defending, Europe, and England — declared a draw.

  6. Archives24 September 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 5–1

    Zidane, Puskás, Pelé, Di Stéfano, Müller. Accurate as of 2012.

  7. Archives11 September 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 10–6

    Eusébio, Kempes, Vavá, Spencer, Ronaldo. Accurate as of 2012.

  8. Archives2 September 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 20–11

    Platini, Rossi, van Basten, Breitner. Accurate as of 2012.

  9. Archives20 August 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 30–21

    Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Cruyff, Tostão and co. Accurate as of 2012.

  10. Archives12 August 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 40–31

    Brehme, Messi, Litmanen, Zico, Hurst, Kocsis. Accurate as of 2012.

  11. Archives6 August 2012

    From the Archives - The Top 50 Big Game Scorers of All Time

    How the list was built: tournaments, weightings, 1950 onwards. Accurate as of 2012.

  12. Archives6 August 2012

    From the Archives - Top 50 Big Game Scorers 50–41

    Riedle, Gullit, Torres, Jairzinho, Batistuta. Accurate as of 2012.

  13. Archives29 July 2012

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Thierry Henry vs Robin van Persie

    Two 30-goal Arsenal seasons: Invincible 03-04 vs the 11-12 one-man band.

  14. Archives17 July 2012

    From the Archives - Team Comparison: The Invincibles — Arsenal 2003-04 vs Juventus 2011-12

    Two unbeaten title winners, two different ways to skin the cat.

  15. Archives25 March 2012

    From the Archives - The Myth of Maradona?

    Did he win things with poor teams? Argentina 86, Napoli 87 and 90. Accurate as of 2012.

  16. Archives27 January 2012

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Thierry Henry vs Ruud van Nistelrooy

    Five Premier League seasons, Top 6 goals, AOI — who was the bigger game player?

  17. Archives15 January 2012

    From the Archives - Player Comparison: Steven Gerrard vs Frank Lampard

    Ten and a half seasons, penalties vs the rest, and why England never quite worked.