This match will be remembered for the action off the pitch as opposed to on it unfortunately as crowd trouble before and after the game at Kenilworth Road. This led to significant condemnation of football hooliganism across all political divides and throughout the media and governing bodies which led to significant changes to attending football […]
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The opening day fixtures of the 1990/91 First Division season pitted newly promoted Leeds United with a tricky trip to Goodison Park to take on Colin Harvey’s Everton side. The newly promoted side managed by Howard Wilkinson took an unexpected three goal lead before the Toffees rallied with a second half comeback but they couldn’t […]
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The 1992 FA Youth Cup winners, Manchester United travelled across the M62 to take on a talented Leeds United youth side in the 2nd leg of the 1993 Youth Cup Final. The Yorkshire side managed by Paul Hart had a two goal first leg advantage over Eric Harrison’s Reds thanks to goals from Jamie Forrester […]
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Back in 1997, Ruud Gullit’s Chelsea side performed a classic comeback in the FA Cup tie with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on the road to Wembley. The Blues went on to lift the famous FA Cup for the second time in their history. However, it wasn’t all going Chelsea’s way initially and Roy Evans Reds […]
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This match was dubbed ‘game of the decade’ and rightly so. The game had absolutely everything and provided bags of entertainment for the neutrals whilst raising the heart rates of Liverpool and Newcastle United fans alike. Former Liverpool legend Kevin Keegan brought his title chasing side to Anfield in search of three points but Stan […]
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The final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico between Argentina and West Germany was a classic encounter that will live long in the memory. The South Americans captained by their talismanic figure of Diego Maradona extending their lead early into the second half courtesy of goals from Jose Brown and Jorge Valdano to […]
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Don Revie’s Three Lions clashed with Mike Smith’s Welsh Dragons in a international friendly at Wembley back in 1975. The late David Johnson scored a brace on his England debut to open the scoring, the Ipswich Town striker then levelled the scores at 2-2 after goals from John Toshack and Arfon Griffiths had put Wales […]
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In the 1994 Champions League final, two European heavyweights collided but it was Fabio Capello’s Rossoneri that dominated the game and dismantled Johan Cruyff’s Barca side by four goals to nil, with goals for the Serie A side coming from Massaro (2), Savicevic and Desailly. The convincing win made it AC Milan’s fifth European Cup […]
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The Lisbon Lions led by Jock Stein won the European Cup final against Italian champions Inter Milan in 1967. The Scottish champions, Glasgow Celtic came from a goal down to secure a famous victory over the Nerazzurri with goals coming from Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers.
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Back in 1996, Kevin Keegan’s title chasing Newcastle United dubbed ‘The Entertainers’ travelled the Maine Road to face a relegation threatened Manchester City side. Most gamblers would have had this down as a banker away win for the Magpies but Alan Ball’s Sky Blues put in a performance that defied their low league position. This […]
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