Homage

Zlatan Ibrahimovi_ burnt the PR playbook and shamelessly lit up the world. Sir Alex Ferguson exercised his genius and iron will to build an empire in his image. And Roy Keane had the gall to disregard the most powerful authority to defend his honour. In this inaugural episode of Homage, we pay tribute to these very unconventional legends of football.

There has been no rivalry greater than the thrilling trilogy of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Although there was one more controversial, the infamous encounter between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. And what about the clash that _should_ have been better than all of them, Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao? In this episode we pay homage to the brilliant rivalries of boxing.

In this episode of Homage we honour two of the wildest men to step onto a football pitch. They are Diego Maradona, Argentina's little god, worshipped in spite of his self destructive tendencies and disrespect for the rules, and Eric Cantona, the fiery Frenchman who crossed the Channel to claim England, and was responsible for the most controversial kick in history. To them both, we pay homage.

El Clásico, the rivalry of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. In this episode we dive deep into the greatest of derbies. From the history that seeded the animosity, namely the bloody Spanish Civil War, to the great head-to-heads of the modern era, and the superstars that have contributed to the drama, it is a spectacle that has enchanted generations, to which we pay homage.

Paying homage to those who raise their game to make an even greater sense of occasion, the triumph through adversity, epic rivalries and biggest personalities.

In this episode we pay tribute to two of the oldest and nastiest rivalries in football: The North West Derby between Manchester United and Liverpool, and Scotland's grudge match between Celtic and Rangers. But it doesn't take decades for a rivalry to mature, so we also honour the Hudson Derby, the clash of New York City FC and New York Red Bulls. To them all we pay homage.