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Hat-Trick for Total Football

Johan Cryuff lifts the European Cup for Ajax of Amsterdam for the third season in a row after beating Juventus 1-0 in the 1973 European Cup final. Dutch coach Rinus Michels, masterminded the ‘Total Football’ philosophy which was brilliantly orchestrated by the on-field captain Johann Cruyff.

Match

Everton 2 Leeds United 3

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 […]

Player Q&A

90 seconds with Andy ‘Cammy’ Campbell

Andrew Paul Campbell was born in Middlesbrough in 1979 and aged 14 years of age he joined his home town team ‘Boro’ as a youth player. The talented striker would soon progress to first team action and at 16 years old he made his Middlesbrough debut against Sheffield Wednesday at The Riverside Stadium. His first […]

Blog

Greatest Goalscorers

Goalscoring shall never go out of fashion particularly with the likes of Harry Kane, beating, creating and chasing goal records with Spurs goal number 267 to overtake the legendary Jimmy Greaves. It should though be noted that Greaves scored 268 goals for Spurs (including two in the 1962 Charity Shield) – a fixture often overlooked […]

Polls

Which ball would you pick?

You’ve gone all Marty McFly and Doc Brown and gone back in time to play a game of togger and head and volleys with your mates on the local park. Which football do you pick up and put in the kitbag?

Match

FA Youth Cup Final 1993

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 […]

Gallery

Gazza, El Tel and Golden Bollocks

During his time at White Hart Lane, Gary Lineker was nicknamed Golden Bollocks after becoming the Golden Boot winner at the Mexico 1986 World Cup. Here he he with Tottenham Hotspur manager Terry ‘El Tel’ Venables and midfield maestro Paul Gascoigne enjoying a pre-match laugh whilst showcasing the miniature versions of the FA Cup they […]

Match

Chelsea 4 Liverpool 2

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 […]

Quiz

Quiz: League Cup Winners

Since it’s inception in 1960, the League Cup has seen 23 different teams lift the trophy. How many League Cup winners can you name? Test your football knowledge here What score did you get? Let us know in the comments below! SHOP the official League Cup collection at 3Retro.com

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Match of the Century

To many modern football fans, the idea of the beautiful game in the 1950s is less of a reference point and more a combination of myth and legend. Even watching back the scratchy footage of the likes of Stanley Matthews, Tom Finney, John Charles, Nat Lofthouse and others seems increasingly alien compared to what we’ve […]