Counting down the top 10 most controversial transfers in football, like Sol Campbell's move from Tottenham Hotspur to Arsenal, Real Madrid and Barcelona's tug of war for Alfredo di Stefano, and Carlos Tevez moving to West Ham United.

Football Transfers

The ultimate sports countdown series - featuring iconic themes focused upon the most memorable moments and individuals in sport. The ten most memorable debuts, the ten most revered innovators, the greatest comebacks of all time, and much more!

The Short List

Series 1

The ultimate sports countdown, with the most memorable moments and individuals in sport.

Counting down the top 10 best foreigners to play in the English Premier League - David Silva at Manchester City, Liverpool's Luis Suarez, Arsenal's brilliant Frenchman Patrick Vieira, Argentinian striker in Sergio Aguero, and a Portuguese wizard.

Football Foreigners

Counting down sport's top 10 greatest villains - those who rubbed people the wrong way wherever they went, like Jose Mourinho, those with cannibalistic levels of competitiveness, like Luis Suarez, and those who bent the rules.

Villains

Counting down the top 10 greatest club teams in football - the Arsenal Invincibles of 2003-04, a pair of Real Madrid squads more than 50 years apart, Sir Alex Ferguson's early Manchester United incarnation, and the might of Barcelona.

Football Clubs

Counting down the top 10 greatest number sevens in football - dazzling wingers, like Franck Ribery or Robert Pires, Manchester United superstars George Best, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as Kenny Dalglish and Raul.

Football Sevens

Counting down the top 10 Premier League transfer bargains. Gareth Bale before his big money move to Real Madrid, Manchester United stars who cost peanuts but delivered plenty, and a hero of Leicester City's dream 2015-16 domestic campaign.

Football Moneyball

Counting down the top 10 footballers turned managers - a Liverpool legend in Kenny Dalglish, France's Didier Deschamps, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid icons Franz Beckenbauer and Zinedine Zidane, and Barcelona pair Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff.

Football Players Turned Managers

Counting down the top 10 sport redemption stories - Sergio Garcia's path to glory at the 2017 US Master, Shane Warne's cricketing resurgence after a year out of the game, football redemptions for Ronaldo and David Beckham, and a disgraced NFL star.

Redemption

Counting down the top 10 greatest central midfielders in football - from Luka Modric during Real Madrid's dominant Champions League era of the 2010s to a great of the past in Bobby Charlton. And who could forget Barcelona duo Andres Iniesta and Xavi?

Football Midfielders

Counting down the top 10 greatest sporting families - talented siblings who competed at the highest level, and older generations passing on their skills to their offspring. From Formula 1, to football, to the Olympics - and even in different sports.

All in the Family

Counting down the top 10 moments in World Cup history. Those that ultimately secured legend status, like Pele, some controversial, others inspiring, some even shocking. But not even one horrible moment could tarnish the reputation of one legend.

Football World Cup Greatest Moments

Counting down the top 10 moguls in the sport of boxing - from the appliance millionaires to the millionaire boxers who make boxers millions, we're looking at the people behind the scenes who make the biggest fights and the richest fighters.

Boxing Moguls

Counting down the top 10 Olympians of all time - Olympic performances which stood in the face of cultural and racial discrimination, and greatness that might never be replicated.

Olympians

Counting down the top 10 duos in football history - players who complemented each other perfectly. Cristiano Ronaldo, Johan Cruyff, Andres Iniesta - all brilliant players. But who were their partners in crime, who truly allowed them to shine?

Football Duos

Counting down the top 10 heavyweight champions in the history of boxing - from "The Real Deal" Evander Holyfield and Jack Johnson, the first black fighter to break the racist colour bar, to "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali.

Boxing Heavyweights

Counting down the top 10 underrated football legends. Past greats and modern legends who haven't been given the credit they deserve, those whose name isn't remembered but should be, and those whose loyalty stopped them reaching even greater heights.

Football Underrated

Counting down the top 10 multi divisional champions in boxing history, from Vasiliy Lomachenko becoming a champion in three different weights in only 12 fights to Floyd Mayweather beating a murderers' row of increasingly heavier champs.

Boxing Multi Divisional Champions

They are the headliners, the marksmen, the focal points for both teammates and opposition. But who were the best? From modern-day greats in the Premier League, to the lethal marksmen of the past. Counting down the top 10 strikers in football.

Football Strikers

There's a special place for those loyal players who hang around one club for their whole careers - stalwarts and icons like Maldini, Giggs, Totti and Puyol. We're counting down the top 10 one-club players in football.

Football One-Club Players

Golf's majors have a habit of producing pandemonium - drama, heartbreak and despair. The incredible dominance of Tiger Woods, as well as the achievements of Bobby Jones and Babe Zaharias. Counting down the top 10 most amazing major wins in golf.

Golf Drama

Backbone of the backline, the guardians in the goal - national heroes like Gordon Banks and Dino Zoff and club legends like Iker Casillas and Peter Schmeichel. Counting down the top 10 goalkeepers in football history.

Football Goalkeepers

Sporting romances - together some were unstoppable, like tennis' Roger and Mirka Federer and Steffi Graff and Andre Agassi. But some couldn't last the distance, like Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn. Either way, they all caught the love bug!

The Love Bug

Fashion is in the eye of the beholder, but who stand out in the style stakes? There are the obvious names like Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton, but there are some surprises too. Counting down the top 10 most fashionable athletes.

Sport Fashion

Counting down the top 10 biggest cheats. We call out the accused, like the NFL's 'Deflategate' scandal and those proven guilty including the Australian cricket team. But we can't forget the drug cheats - in particular, Lance Armstrong

Sport Cheats

Sometimes athletes take it too far - the ones that take a walk on the wild side. Mike Tyson, John McEnroe, Connor McGregor, Dennis Rodman and Diego Maradona are all members of our motley crew. Counting down the top 10 wildest athletes.

Sport's Wildest Athletes

Counting down the top 10 sporting cult heroes. Personality can take you a long way in sport, and don't the fans love it! Superstars like Tyson Fury, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Billie Jean King and Allen Iverson just have that endearing disposition.

Born to Entertain

Counting down the top 10 sporting falls from grace. On top of the world one day, crashing down the next. Tiger Woods, Maria Sharapova, Scottish football giants Glasgow Rangers and Lance Armstrong all feature in this motley crew of fallen idols.

Falls From Grace

Counting down the top 10 sporting media darlings - the superstars who pump up their profiles away from competition. The kings and queens of clickbait. Whether they're looking to build their brand or cover-up a controversy, they get it done.

Media Darlings

Counting down the football greats to never win a World Cup. Lifting the World Cup is the pinnacle of a footballer's career, but for some it's just a dream. For superstars like Johan Cruyff, Eusebio and George Best, it just wasn't meant to be.

Football's Biggest Losers

Counting down the top 10 dummy spits. Emotions run high in sport and they can even get the better of the best of them. The times when tempers took over - smashed rackets, arguing with umpires and blowing up at the media.

Dummy Spits

Counting down the top 10 football bad boys - the guns that spectacularly misfire and the ones whose reputations precede them. Red and yellow cards, suspensions and the disgust of the football world don't act as a deterrence for these players.

The Short List

Football Transfers

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