Tottenham Hotspur became the first British club to win a European competition on this day in 1963 as they thumped Athletico Madrid 5-1 in Rotterdam to lift the European Cup Winners Cup. Jimmy Greaves opened the scoring after 16 minutes, volleying in a cross from Cliff Jones. John White then added Spurs’ second on 35 […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.32
There is something special about long-distance goals. The vision and foresight by the goalscorer as well as the confidence to attempt the shot in the first place is great to see.More often than not, the shot sails well wide or the goalkeeper has time to watch the ball coming towards him and is able to […]
On This Day – 4th August
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was on his was out of Leeds United on this day back in 1999 after club chairman Peter Ridsdale refused to accept the Dutchman’s wage demands.Despite being United’s top goalscorer for the two previous seasons, Ridsdale refused to pay Hasselbaink the £60,000 a week that he demanded. That amount seems like next […]
On This Day – 15th May
Tottenham Hotspur became the first British club to win a European competition on this day back in 1963.They beat Athletico Madrid 5-1 at the to win the European Cup Winners Cup. Jimmy Greaves and Terry Dyson both scored twice and John White scored the fifth. The result was all the more impressive considering that Athletico […]