Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars both left Arsenal to join Barcelona on this day back in 2000 for a combined fee of £32 million.The vast majority of the fee was for Overmars, who became the fourth most expensive player in the world after moving to Spain in a deal worth £25 million. Emmanuel Petit cost […]
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On This Day – 24th July
Barcelona fans let Luis Figo know what they think of him on his first return to the Nou Camp Luis Figo shocked the footballing world on this day back in 2000 as he signed for Real Madrid from their fierce rivals Barcelona.The deal between the two clubs came to £38 million, becoming the highest transfer […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.19
Ronaldinho’s first of two goals in the El Clasico in November 2005 This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from the El Clasico at between Real Madrid and Barcelona on 19th November 2005.Samuel Eto’o fired Barcelona into the lead in the first half before Ronaldinho scored two fantastic, almost identical goals in the second half. Ronaldinho ran […]
Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.14 – Diego Maradona
I don’t think that Maradona would like this photo to be online, but the I don’t think many English football fans forgive him for the ‘Hand of God’! Diego Armando Maradona is a name that has to feature in the Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’. He is widely-regarded as one of the greatest footballers […]
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Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.14 – Ricardo Zamora
Ricardo Zamora was one of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time. He was well-known for his quick reflexes and bravery in goal. He played without fear, doing anything in order to prevent the opposition from scoring. Many players have their own trademark look, such as Socrates who I mentioned in his ‘Hall of Fame’ entry. The […]
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The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.12 –Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff made his name at Ajax and then established himself at Barcelona, becoming one of the greatest players of his generation in the process.He was one of the Dutch national team to play in Rinus Michel’s ‘Total Football’ team that reached the 1974 World Cup Final. Anyone who has a skilful move named after […]
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Football’s Greatest Hat-Tricks No.1
Rivaldo completes his hat-trick over Valencia, June 21st 2001 This new series features the greatest hat-tricks scored in football history. There have been some great hat-tricks scored over the years and so I thought it’d be a nice tribute to start a series about them. Greatest ever hat-tricks No.1 – Rivaldo (Barcelona) vs Valencia, La […]