Arsenal lost 2-1 to Barcelona in the Champions League Final on this day in 2006, after only conceding twice in the previous twelve matches en route to the Final in Paris. The main talking point of the game came in the 18th minute when Arsenal’s goalkeeper Jens Lehmann rushed out and pulled Samuel Eto’o to […]
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On This Day – 7th May
Arsenal played their final match at Highbury on this day back in 2006, beating Wigan Athletic 4-2 and securing a Champions League in the process. Highbury had been Arsenal’s home since 1913 and the club had celebrated their time at the ground over the course of the season. Each home match during the 2005/06 season […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.60
This week’s Greatest Goal comes from the left foot of Portsmouth’s Matt Taylor, in a 4-1 win at Sunderland. Portsmouth were in their third season in the Premier League after Harry Redknapp had managed to get the club promoted in his first season in charge on the south coast. Redknapp was no longer at the […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.79
This week’s Iconic Moment is one that I will never forget. It came in the biggest match of my team Arsenal’s history and effectively ruined our chance of winning Europe’s biggest prize. The match in question was the 2006 Champions League Final between Arsenal and Barcelona. The moment that I am going to write about […]
On This Day – 4th February
It was on this day in 2006 that Alan Shearer became the record goalscorer for his hometown club Newcastle United.Shearer’s goal came at St James’s Park in a win over Portsmouth and was scored at the Gallowgate End, Newcastle’s famous home end. In all, Alan Shearer scored an impressive 206 goals during his ten years […]
On This Day – 27th January
Robbie Fowler (or ‘God’ as Liverpool fans referred to him!) returned to Liverpool on this day in 2006, five years after leaving the club. Rafael Benitez was the manager who brought Fowler back to the club, signing him on a free transfer from Manchester City.Fowler had left the club in 2001 to join Leeds United, […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.25
This week’s ‘Greatest Own Goal’ is something of a classic. It was shown repeatedly on Sky’s Soccer AM in the weeks and months after it was scored and was the butt of many a joke. Bury’s Chris Brass was the unfortunate victim of bad luck when he somehow contrived to kick the ball in his […]
On This Day – 5th December
Paul Gascoigne became manager of Conference North side Kettering Town on this day in 2005, despite having no managerial experience! Gazza was one of the most gifted English players of all-time but his troubles off the pitch stopped him from becoming one of the world’s greatest players. His career was very similar to George Best, […]
Record Breakers No.1 – Thierry Henry breaks the Arsenal goalscoring record
In this new series, I look back on moments when players or teams break records, some good, others less so! First in this series is the match when Thierry Henry broke the Arsenal goalscoring record… Thierry Henry finally became Arsenal’s record goalscorer on 18th October 2005, scoring both of Arsenal’s goals in a 2-0 win […]
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On This Day – 8th October
David Beckham returned to Manchester for this first time since his £24.5 million move to Real Madrid on this day back in 2005.The England skipper was back playing at Old Trafford for England in a World Cup Qualifier against Austria. Sadly for Beckham, it would be a match that he would much rather forget as […]