Name the stadium?
Can you name this snow drenched stadium hosting a match on Christmas Day?
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The Miracle of Bern
In 1950 Germany was in a mess. The war-torn country was still trying to pick itself up following World War II. Football was slowly re-emerging in the late 1940s, but it took until 1950 for the German football structure to be fully functional, domestically and internationally. The German football association, DFB, officially re-formed on January […]
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Spot the ball
To celebrate Michael Owen’s birthday we thought we’d create a spot the ball quiz from the England game that introduced him onto the international stage. SHOP the official England retro collection at 3Retro.com
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90 seconds with Gordon ‘Flash’ Watson
Gordon ‘Flash’ Gordon begin his career at the Valley for his boyhood team Charlton Athletic in 1989 where he scored 7 goals which attracted the attention of Big Ron. The Sheffield Wednesday manager signed the promising striker for £250k which eventually rose to £350k based on appearances. During his time at Hillsborough, the forward made […]
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Retro Football Manager: The Newcastle Odyssey Part 9
Sid Lambert is a 43-year-old man playing Retro Football Manager on his iPhone. He’s gone back to 1995/96 to take over Newcastle United and put right what once went wrong: beat Manchester United to the title. And he’d love it if he beat them. Love it. We left the last instalment with the season just […]
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Gazza The Gooner
Arsenal vs International XI Paul Merson Testimonial Match Highbury, Wednesday May 8th 1996 The teams at the start were Arsenal International XI Seaman Miklosko Dixon Wilkins Winterburn Rix Hoddle Gullit Linighan Bilic Adams O Leary Platt Kanchelskis Merson Le Tissier Bergkamp Nicholas Gascoigne Jess Wright Waddle Final score: Arsenal (4) 8 – 5 (0) International […]
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Everton 4 Liverpool 4
The location was Goodison Park, Liverpool. The date was Wednesday 20th February 1991 and the occasion was the FA Cup Fifth round replay. Over 37k supporters witnessed one of the greatest FA Cup ties in history as these Merseyside rivals battled out a 4-4 draw. Sit back and enjoy! SHOP the official Everton and Liverpool […]
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Clough & Taylor
Brian Clough and Peter Taylor was a match made in heaven. The pair had a unique style and partnership in the dressing room which helped perform miracles out on the pitch. Starting out at 4th Division Hartlepool United in 1965, the management pairing transformed Pools plight which prompted 2nd Division Derby County to appoint the […]
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Speedo
Gary Andrew Speed was born in Mancot, North Wales on 8th September 1969. The talented sportsman was equally as proficient with a football at his feet as he was with a cricket ball in his hand. His football skills soon started attracting the attention of professional clubs whilst playing for Flintshire Schoolboys and his local […]
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Quiz: Champions League Final Goal Scorers
Since it’s inception back in 1993, the Champions League final has produced 13 winners with the mighty Real Madrid winning it seven times and El Classico rivals Barcelona lifting it four. Both Bayern Munich and AC Milan have won it three times also. Not only has Cristiano Ronaldo made the most appearances and scored the […]
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