By:Chris Amy It was on this day in 2006 that England demolished Jamaica 6-0 in a warm-up friendly before the 2006 World Cup. The choice in opposition was probably due to the fact Trinidad & Tobago were in England’s group at the World Cup. Playing another CONCACAF side would give them a better idea of […]
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On This Day – 3rd June
It was on this day in 2006 that England demolished Jamaica 6-0 in a warm-up friendly before the 2006 World Cup. The choice in opposition was probably due to the fact Trinidad & Tobago were in England’s group at the World Cup. Playing another CONCACAF side would give them a better idea of what they […]
On This Day – 17th May
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.22
This week’s ‘Greatest Own Goal’ is a bit of an odd one in that the scorer of the own goal didn’t face the negative press or face the backlash of the own goal. On this occasion, it was the goalkeeper who had to take the blame for the error. Although it was officially Gary Neville […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.64
If you type ‘Graham Poll’ into Google, the first thing that appears after his name are ‘three yellows’. This refers to an error that Poll made in a World Cup match and features as this week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ . Graham Poll is considered to be the best English referee of his generation. He spent 24 […]