By Alessandro Schiavone It’s 40 years since Suzy Lamplugh vanished into thin air on the afternoon of 28 July 1986. It's a story we've all read thousands of times. The 25-year old estate agent left the Sturgis Estate Agency to meet a client calling himself “Mr Kipper” to show him around a flat at 31 Shorrolds Road. And was never seen again. Whether those events unfolded exactly as recorded remains anyone’s guess. But it remains the accepted version of events to this day. Her w

By Alessandro Schiavone A former teammate of Christos Tzolis has backed the new Arsenal winger to come up trumps in English football. Premier League champions Arsenal nipped in to nab the Greece international for £34m as a replacement for Besiktas-bound Leandro Trossard last week. And the incoming Club Bruges starlet has what it takes to take centre stage in the Premier League thanks to his ambidexterity, ability to combine with teammates and knack for goals. Tzolis made 40 g

Hayes Lane workout. A sunny Saturday friendly saw Bromley get the better of Premier League Palace Picture by Patrick van Ijzendoorn Friendly Bromley (0) 3 Abeboyejo 62, 73 (p), Kabamba 86 Crystal Palace (0) 0 League One-newcomers Bromley have started their season with a flattering 3-0 victory in a friendly against Conference League-winners Crystal Palace. It was a disappointing first proper public showing for the new Eagles-boss Pierre Sage who saw his side missing at least

Spain celebrate after winning the World Cup for a second time: Picture from Wikimedia Commons/The White House Has there ever been a more universally welcome outcome in a World Cup final? Has a result ever felt more just? We all feared the worst when referee Slavko Vincic failed to yellow card Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister early on for a typically savage challenge on Dani Olmo, and it looked like the gruesome Argentinians were going to get carte blanche to go about their sor

By Alessandro Schiavone His name is steeped into the club’s history, and more than a quarter of a century later, Arsenal fans still carry a torch for him. For many, the void he left has never truly been filled. Despite the arrival of Declan Rice. He combined grace, tactical literacy, physicality and, of course, goals. No matter the occasion, he never flinched or shied away. He was a key figure as Arsenal emerged in the late 1990s to break Manchester United’s stranglehold on B