A Legacy Redefined: The Mac Allisters, From Friends with Maradona to Sharing the Pitch with Messi
A Teardrop of Pride
As he reflects on a lineage steeped in football, Carlos Javier Mac Allister wipes away a tear. “I cried,” he confesses in an interview with The Guardian before falling silent. It’s not just fatherly pride –...
Steve Heighway has retired from coaching. It’s hard to believe he’s 75. His greatness should not be underestimated.
He had a big impact on my family. The decision was taken before the 1971 FA Cup Final that the child my mother was carrying would be named after the first player to score in the big...
The family man, the player, the genius, the maestro, the hero. The scared little boy, the street-fighter, the biter, the cannibal, the liability, the villain. Choose any of these nouns to label Liverpool's number seven (Uruguay's number nine) and you may think you are on the right track, however even if you choose all...
