What If?
What if... Zidane hadn’t headbutted Materazzi in 2006?
What if Zidane had resisted Materazzi’s provocation in 2006? Would France have won the World Cup, Zidane retired a saint, and Italy left in scandal’s shadow? This alternate history imagines a clean...
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What if... Maradona’s “Hand of God” was disallowed in ‘86?
What if Maradona’s “Hand of God” had been disallowed in 1986? England might have reached the final, Bobby Robson could have been immortalised, and Maradona’s legend rewritten without its most infam...
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What if... England Had Won the Penalty Shootout in 1990?
What if Chris Waddle hadn't skied his penalty in Turin, and England had beaten West Germany at Italia '90? A nation's footballing identity might have been rewritten. Bobby Robson could have stayed,...
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What if... Messi joined Man City in 2021?
In 2021, Lionel Messi’s tears at Barcelona ended with a Parisian unveiling - but what if he had gone to Manchester City instead? Pep reunited with his greatest pupil, the Premier League transformed...
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