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Poll: Vote for the moment of 2014

December 30th, 2014 by Back Page Football

We’re into the final days of 2014 so there’s no better time to reflect on the year that was and some of the great stories from the past 12 months.

BPF Top 50 desktop background and print

December 26th, 2014 by Back Page Football

The man behind the superb Top 50 Players in the World illustrations, Barry Downes, has made them available to our readers in one excellent graphic.

The BPF Top 50 through the years

December 24th, 2014 by Back Page Football

A run down of the Back Page Football Top 50 rankings since its first edition in 2010.

Stoke searching for consistency

December 23rd, 2014 by Back Page Football

It’s been a mixed bag for Stoke City so far this season.

Top 50 Players in the World 2014: Part 7 – 2-1

December 23rd, 2014 by Back Page Football

The votes have been tallied so it’s time to reveal Back Page Football’s Top 50 Players in the World for 2014!

Top 50 Players in the World 2014: Part 6 – 6-3

December 22nd, 2014 by Back Page Football

The votes have been tallied so it’s time to reveal Back Page Football’s Top 50 Players in the World for 2014!

Tweet: ‘Wonderkid’ Freddy Adu released by Serbian team

December 21st, 2014 by Back Page Football

Hey, Remember Freddy Adu? The next “Pele”, the youngest athlete to sign a professional sports contract in the USA, the future of American soccer. Well as we know, it didn’t exactly go to plan for the Ghanian-born forward, with a pretty impressive tally of ten clubs so far taking a punt on the 24-year-old before declining to […]

Vine: Jeremy Menez’s disallowed wonder goal

December 21st, 2014 by Back Page Football

Many things in modern football are taken way too seriously, but sometimes a decision occurs that is a crime against football itself. The fact that AC Milan’s Jeremy Menez had this physics-defying trick shot chalked off for a mere offside flag is one of those occasions. (Via: Vine)