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20 Cracking Photos Of The World Cup Mascots Of Yesteryear
By Chris Wright This one does exactly what is says on the tin, so without further ado, let’s get stuck in, shall we? The official 1966 World Cup mascot, World Cup Willie (as portrayed by a Mr George...
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The Great World Cup Goals, #22: Philippe Albert (Belgium) vs Germany, 1994...
By Chris Wright Alas, it was little more than an empty consolation in the end as Germany held on to win 3-2, but we still find immense joy in watching Philippe Albert (latterly of Newcastle United and...
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The Great World Cup Goals, #23: Rivelino (Brazil) vs East Germany, 1974 (Video)
By Chris Wright Not only was Rivelino the proud proprieter of football’s most handsome moustaches, he also did a mean line in coruscating free-kicks – with his dead-eye, through-the-wall set-piece...
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The Great World Cup Goals, #24 & #25: Philipp Lahm And Torsten Frings...
By Chris Wright We really couldn’t pick between these two traumtors and, seeing as though they happened in the same match and all, we decided to go with the “double bubble” option. The game in...
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Richard Swarbrick Produces Classy Animation Featuring Selection Of Great...
By Chris Wright He’s at it again, Richard Swarbrick has turned his hand to creating another one of his wonderfully stylised footballing animations – this time featuring a fine selection of the World...
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The Great World Cup Goals, #26: Roberto Baggio (Italy) vs Czechoslovakia,...
By Chris Wright There are definitely better quality videos out there, but the original Italian commentary just lends Il Divin’ Codino‘s magisterial goal against Czechoslovakia in the second round of...
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David Bentley: A Career Remembered
By Chris Wright If you haven’t already heard – and you may want to strategically position yourselves over your antique Victorian fainting couches for this – ex-Blackburn, Tottenham, Birmingham, West...
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The Great World Cup Goals, #27: Jared Borgetti (Mexico) vs Italy, 2002 (Video)
By Chris Wright Several years before he turned up at Bolton and proceeded to stink the Reebok out (leaving after one season with two league goals to his name), Jared Borgetti temporarily suspended the...
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The Great World Cup Goals, #28: Zbigniew Boniek (Poland) vs Belgium, 1982...
By Chris Wright As if to counteract his tricky first name, silky former Poland and Juventus midfielder Zbigniew Boniek was also possessive of one of football’s most poetic nicknames, Bello di Notte...
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Brazilian Pensioner Swaps Unused 1950 ‘Maracanazo’ World Cup Ticket For 2014...
By Chris Wright An 85-year-old Brazilian gentleman has traded in a mint condition, unused 1950 World Cup ticket in exchange for a seat at the 2014 Final in Rio de Janeiro. Along with around 200,000...
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Retro Snapshot: Adam Lallana & Rickie Lambert Celebrate Winning The...
By Chris Wright A blast from the past: Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert (now both of Liverpool) celebrating winning the 2010 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy together for Southampton having both scored in a 4-1...
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Retro Football: Toni Schumacher Poleaxes Patrick Battiston With His Arse,...
By Chris Wright With France set to take on Germany in the latter stages of a World Cup tonight, Pies’ thoughts are inescapably turned to the semi-final between the same two teams at the 1982 World Cup...
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Retro Football: Diego Maradona Enjoys Cheeky Sniff Of ‘Unidentified White...
By Chris Wright Having “single-handedly” (geddit?) won the World Cup for Argentina in Mexico a month or so previous, Diego Maradona was invited to play in the UNICEF World Stars exhibition game in...
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Retro Football: A Large Selection Of The Various Tat Flogged By Kevin Keegan...
By Chris Wright God bless Kevin Keegan and all that ride upon him, but by heck has the man put his name, face and perm to some shoddy merchandise over the years. Here at Pies, we feel it’s our duty to...
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Retro Football: Archive Pathé Film Shows Leather Footballs Being Made In 1950...
By Chris Wright As unearthed by our pals over at Savile Rogue (@SavileRogue), here’s a wonderful piece of archive colour Pathé film that shows just how leather footballs were made back in 1950. The...
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The Black-And-White Years: 21 Brilliant Vintage Photos Of Footballers In...
By Chris Wright We’ve gone trawling through the PA archives again, this time bringing you 21 brilliant vintage black-and-white photos of players slogging their way through the bane of every...
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Retro Football: Leeds United Trio Dorigo, Deane & Newsome Play Some FIFA...
By Chris Wright Appearing on the fondly-remembered ‘Bad Influence’ youth-centric video games show at some point around about 1993, here’s Leeds United superstars Tony Dorigo, Jon Newsome and Brian...
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Retro Football: Oliver Kahn’s Epic, Operatic Farewell Substitution For Bayern...
By Chris Wright A bombastic, pugnacious and divisive figure throughout his long, distinguished goalkeeping career, it was only fitting that Oliver Kahn’s farewell substitution following his final...
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The Great Disallowed Goals: Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid) vs Standard Liege,...
By Chris Wright Coming during a friendly against Standard Liege a few years ago in one of Angel Di Maria’s very first appearances for Real Madrid having signed from Benfica just weeks prior, here’s...
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Retro Football: Can We All Just Take A Moment To Appreciate Ian Walker’s...
By Chris Wright Snipped from an old copy of what we think might be FHM, can we all just take a moment to marvel at the grace, subtlety and elegance of then-Tottenham goalkeeper Ian Walker’s choice of...
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