From 1980-2000, Lothar Matthäus was in West Germany/Germany squads at nine major tournaments – it could have been more but injury meant he missed Euro...
Numbers
By Ed Stopps There are some numbers synonymous with certain individuals – Cristiano Ronaldo and 7, Dennis Bergkamp wearing 10 and of course there are...
Barcelona’s early 1990s ‘Dream Team’ could be said to have been ahead of their time. In one sense, this is borne out by the fact...
The practice of Celtic academy graduates rarely downsizing their squad numbers has led to them moving away from the traditional shirt digits – or perhaps...
When Barcelona travelled to Osasuna on September 3 of this year, a surprising piece of squad-number history was created. While Spain changed from 1-11 in...
Tonight, France take on the Republic of Ireland in a Euro 2024 qualifier at Parc des Princes (Stade de France is unavailable due to the...
By Jim Hearson Well, howdy there partners – sure is swell to see you again! We’re mighty hyped to welcome y’all back to the second...
By Jim Hearson During the last Women’s World Cup, we looked into some of the oddities of squad numbering during the tournament, so we figured...
The 2023-24 season will see Liverpool have at least three new occupants of their 1-11 shirts. With James Milner, Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino departing,...
Welcome to another edition of our sometimes-weekly squad numbers quiz. After a poll on Twitter last week to determine which World Cup would be the...