It was on this day in 2017 that Francesco Totti made his 786th and final appearance for Roma. The Italian came off the substitutes’ bench in the 54th minute to replace Mo Salah in a 3-2 win over Genoa. Totti retired from the game at the age of 41, after spending the last 24 years […]
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On This Day – 20th February
Non-league Sutton United hosted Premier League Arsenal in the FA Cup Fifth Round on this day back in 2017. Sutton had already made a giantkilling in the previous round, beating Leeds United of the Championship 1-0 at home. They had an artificial pitch at Gander Green Lane, something that was considered an advantage for them […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.24
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud against Crystal Palace on New Year’s Day 2017.The game was a late kick off and I watched it with friends at the pub after coming back from watching my team Aldershot Tow beat Woking in a local derby. Arsenal are my other team and we just […]