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Classic Moments: Nayim Lobs David Seaman From Quite Far Out, 1995 (Video)
Photos: Ross Kinnaird/Press Association It was a goal that further fed the footballing schism North London, bringing with it agony for the red half and unbridled joy for the white – the latter merrily...
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On This Day In 1993: Tottenham Take All Three Points At Highbury To Finish...
The annual race between Tottenham and Arsenal to finish on top of one another has been fairly one-sided of late, though at the tail end of the 1992/93 season, Spurs found themselves needing just one...
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Eight Famous Football Grounds We’ve Said Goodbye To Over The Years
This week has seen much written about West Ham’s Boleyn Ground which the club are leaving to move into their cavernous new home at the Olympic Stadium ahead of next season. Given the media furore...
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Ray Parlour Reminisces About The Time Dennis Bergkamp Accidentally Convinced...
“I know lads, I can only apologise…” With his new autobiography (complete with its magnificent front cover) on sale now, Ray Parlour has been doing the PR rounds of late, spouting off cheerful,...
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On This Day In 1970: Bobby Moore Accused Of Stealing A Bracelet From...
In possibly the most famous diplomatic incident in football history, 18th May 1970 saw England captain Bobby Moore accused of half-inching a bracelet from a store in Bogota, Columbia, while on a...
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Retro Football: The Ugliest Goal Ever Scored, Norwich vs Sheffield Utd,...
Steady thine self pilgrims, for you are shortly about to bear witness to perhaps the ugliest goal ever scored in a professional football match. It came back in the dank, squalid, culture-less mire...
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Random Great Goals: Leeds Cult Hero Mel Sterland Breaches Sheffield Utd’s...
If you’re wondering what type of player Mel Sterland was, the title of his autobiography – “Boozing, Betting & Brawling” – is a fairly good indicator. Position-wise, Sterland was probably what...
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Barcelona Unveil New Retro-Flavoured Home Kit, Inspired By Success Of 1991/92...
What you’re looking at there is Barcelona’s freshly-unveiled home kit for next season, a slinky little number that channels the strip the Catalan side wore during their all-conquering 1991/1992...
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Here’s How The Daily Mail Predicted England’s Euro 2016 Team Would Look Back...
Back in 2007, the new Wembley Stadium had just been completed and English football had one eye on the future. The Daily Mail, inspired by a swoon of national sporting optimism, decided to have a bash...
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Retro Football: Muhammad Ali Calls Out ‘Some Soccer Player’ Brain Clough On...
Photo: AP/Press Association Given last night’s truly miserable news, it’s only fitting that we pay tribute to Muhammad Ali by once again revisiting one of the great man’s only dalliances with the...
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Retro Football: The Strange Tale Of Gary & Phil Neville Almost Causing A...
The year was 1996 and England as a nation was gearing up for Euro 1996. England the national team were busy limbering up with a string of pre-tournament friendlies, most of which passed by in a haze...
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The Euro Story: England Humiliated And USSR Brought Crashing Down To Earth As...
Spanish carry their coach, Jose Villalonga, aloft to celebrate victory in the European Nations Cup, 1964 After a rocky start, the first European Nations Cup had obviously convinced the doubters to the...
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The Euro Story: England Go Close But Italy Edge It As European Championship...
Italy pose for pictures after beating Yugoslavia 2-0 in the UEFA European Championship Final replay at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, 10 June 1968 By the time of the 1966 tournament, 31 nations had...
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The Euro Story: Debutantes West Germany Take The Spoils At The First Attempt,...
The fourth instalment of the European Championships began in 1970, with most of Europe’s teams anxious to make up for dismal showings in the Mexico World Cup earlier that year. Again, 32 nations...
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The Euro Story: Panenka Paints His Masterpiece As Czechoslovakia Brush West...
Czech defender Jan Pivarnik celebrates in a Germany shirt while Uli Hoeness trudges off the pitch without one after missing his spot-kick By the time qualifying began in 1974, UEFA were able to claim...
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The Euro Story: West Germany Reclaim Their Crown After England Are Disgraced...
For the sixth chapter of the European Championship story, UEFA introduced some major changes. Instead of selecting one of the four semi-finalists as hosts for the final games, the host country was...
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The Euro Story: France Dominate On Home Soil As Michel Platini Lights Up Euro...
For the 1984 European Championships, further tweaks to the structure were introduced, with UEFA bringing the competition format into line with that of the World Cup finals. What we ended up with were...
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The Euro Story: Van Basten Volleys Netherlands To Victory As Euro 1988 Goes...
While the finals of Euro 1988 were played out in West Germany, the tournament ended up belonging to one of the great Netherlands teams of all time. Indeed, the seemingly eternal rivalry between the...
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The Euro Story: Denmark Enter As Wild Cards And Emerge Victorious While...
The 1992 European Championship finals saw the first appearance of a team representing a unified Germany. The huge political changes sweeping Europe also led to the expulsion of Yugoslavia just a week...
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The Euro Story: Three Lions, Gazza’s Goal, Psycho’s Penalty – Football Comes...
The tenth European Championships saw football come home, at least if you were willing to buy into the tournament slogan. England were on hosting duties as the finals expanded into the format we’re...
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