Argentina 3 West Germany 2
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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Buon Compleanno Milan
On the 16th December in 1899 a group of English expats led by Herbert Kilpin and Alfred Edwards formed the Milan Cricket and Football Club who are now more commonly known as the mighty AC Milan! The Rossoneri went on to become Italy’s most successful club as well one of the World’s most elite teams […]
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Quiz: World Cup Winners
Founded in 1930, the FIFA World Cup tournament has been hosted in 18 countries to date and celebrates the globe’s finest players and countries. Only eight nations have lifted the coveted trophy, can you name which country has won the World Cup on the previous 17 occasions? Test your World Cup knowledge here and tell […]
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Winter Wonderland
Arsenal striker Bobby Gould practices his ball skills in front of the snow covered Clock End at Highbury Stadium back in 1969. During his two year stint for The Gunners he made 65 appearances scoring 16 goals before being transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £55,000 in the summer of 1970. SHOP the official Arsenal retro […]
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World Cup Stats
We all have that one World Cup that we remember most fondly, whether it be the first World Cup you truly remember while growing up or the one tournament that captured your imagination because of the pure football on show we all have that summer of football that we can call our own. If you […]
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Footballing Icons: Diego MARADONA
Diego Armando Maradona was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 30th October 1960. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Boy”), a name that stuck with him throughout his career. The talented playmaker was a master of the famous number 10 shirt role and was joint awarded […]
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England 2 Wales 2
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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Espana 82
England fans enjoy watching the Three Lions take part in the 1982 World Cup finals held in Spain. Ron Greenwood’s England returned home from the 1982 World Cup finals an unbeaten side, having conceded just one goal in the five games they played. The tournament was eventually won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 in the final. […]
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Wembley Archives
The last few weeks have seen League 1 and 2 teams join the remaining non-league sides in the first two rounds of the Football Association Challenge Cup, with clubs hoping that they are starting on their road to Wembley. Exactly one hundred years ago clubs at the same stage would have been starting out on […]
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The Highlight Reel: Gary Lineker at Mexico 86
Gary Lineker. You remember him. Fox in the box. One of the finest strikers this country has ever produced. Scorer of 329 goals for club and country. And what’s even more impressive is that you can’t remember any of them. You see, Lineker was the absolute master of scoring rubbish goals. Bucket loads of them. […]
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