It was on this day in 1979 that Alan Ball made history by becoming the first player to make 100 Football League appearances for four different clubs. Ball was playing for Southampton away to Coventry City and The Saints lost the match 4-0. He played in every league match for his club over the course […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.21
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Manchester City’s Georgian play-maker Georgi Kinkladze.The Georgian had been one of Alan Ball’s first signings when he replaced Brian Horton in the summer of 1995. He joined City a couple of weeks after Dennis Bergkamp, another foreign forward had signed for Premier League side Arsenal. Ball decided to build […]