A Champions League Quarter Final between AC and Inter Milan was abandoned on this day in 2005 due to crowd trouble. AC Milan lead 2-0 from the first leg that was played six days earlier. Both legs were played at the San Siro as it is the home ground for both clubs. The first leg […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.75
Delia Smith has had an active role at Norwich City Football Club for many years now. She had been introduced to the club when she met her husband, who is an avid fan. In February 2005, City were battling against relegation from the Premier League. It was their first season back in the top flight […]
On This Day – 1st February
It was on this day back in 2005 that Manchester United came to Highbury to beat reigning champions Arsenal 4-2. United had ended Arsenal’s 49-match unbeaten run the previous October in a match that saw United get a lot of decisions go in their favour. The Arsenal players were obviously angry at losing their unbeaten […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.43
It is fair to say that this week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ was the turning point in Liverpool’s successful Champions League run in the 2004/05 season. Without it, the club wouldn’t have even made it out of the group stages and their famous night in Istanbul would never have occurred. Olympiakos lead the group with ten points […]
On This Day – 12th December
Champions Arsenal took on Champions-elect Chelsea at Highbury on this day in 2004. It was Chelsea’s first visit back after they had knocked Arsenal out of the Quarter Final of the Champions League a few months earlier. Thierry Henry fired the home side ahead after just two minutes, controlling a pass from Cesc Fabregas and […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.62
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’‘ comes from the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Aston Villa in the 2004/05 season.In the 80th minute, home side Newcastle trailing 3-0 and were being completely outplayed by their visitors, two of their players brought shame to the club by fighting. Frustrations had already started to boil over in […]
On This Day – 28th September
Wayne Rooney made an impressive start to his career at Old Trafford, scoring a hat-trick on his debut on this day back in 2004.The 18 year old joined from Everton for £30 million and made an immediate impact in a 6-2 win over Turkish side Fenerbahce. Rooney could, and perhaps should have scored early on, […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.8
Crystal Palace had a tough 2004/05 season and were relegated on the final day of the season. They very nearly stayed up, leading 2-1 at neighbours Charlton Athletic until Jonathan Fortune headed in an equaliser and West Bromwich Albion stayed up instead. The 2004/05 season was Palace’s first back in the top flight for six […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.25
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Arsenal’s record goalscorer Thierry Henry. In a game against Charlton Athletic at Highbury in October 2004, the mercurial Frenchman showed his awareness, skill and flair with a single flick of his right foot. Many of Thierry Henry’s goals in his two spells at Arsenal were fantastic. He perfected the […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.16
Edman’s shot is about to hit the back of the net in the Kop End goal This week’s Greatest Goal comes from Tottenham’s Erik Edman, in a Premier League game at Anfield in April 2005.It was the only goal that the Swedish left-back scored in his time at Spurs, but it was certainly a memorable […]