At 1-0 down, reduced to 10 men, with seconds left, it can look like you’re down and out. Then, up steps one of the world’s great midfielders. One shot, one goal, one place in the European final.

Work harder. Run faster. Push yourself to make that final, 90th-minute run; to find that fleeting piece of real estate behind your mark; to think and to act when everyone else on the field is busy catching their breath. Some people don’t know when to stop. Wayne Rooney is one of thos ...

The whistle blows for a free kick just outside the box. You're handed the ball. So what's it going to be? Power or placement? For Wesley Sneijder, the answer is easy. Don't choose between the two when you can deliver a killer combination of both. Give Sneijder a set piece and his brain's a ...

Blistering pace. No-look passing. Sledgehammer shooting. Imagine defending for ninety minutes against one of the best strikers on earth. Now multiply that by three. Welcome to the world of the defenders tasked with keeping Manchester United’s striking trio of Wayne Rooney, Cristian ...

With 75 minutes gone, Turkey were 0-2 down, dead and buried. Then Arda Turan cracks in a goal. A lifeline. 87 minutes, Nihat Kahveci scores. And while everyone else was waiting for penalties, he scored again. Cancel the wake. Book the party.