With the 2021 European Championships fast approaching, it’s safe to say that football fever is amongst us. This is one of the biggest stages on the football calendar and can be a chance for legends to be born. From household names to the more obscure, this is a list of the top 11 most iconic […]
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On This Day – 22nd November
Steve McClaren became known as the ‘Wally with the Brolly’ on this day in 2007 as his England side failed to qualify for Euro 2008.England hosted Croatia at Wembley, knowing that avoiding defeat would take them to the Finals the following year. Croatia had already qualified for the European Championships and both sides would qualify […]
On This Day – 10th July
Former referee Henri Delaunay and fellow Frenchman Jules Rimet came up with the idea of the European Championship and it was on this day back in 1960 that the first European Championship Final took place. The Soviet Union were the first winners of the tournament, beating Spain 2-1 in the Final in Paris. Sadly, Delaunay […]
On This Day – 15th June
It was on this day back in 1996 that England’s Euro ’96 tournament started gathering pace, as they brushed Scotland aside with a 2-0 victory over the Auld Enemy. Second half goals from Alan Shearer and Paul Gascoigne settled were the difference between the two sides.It could have been a completely different story though as […]
On This Day – 13th June
France’s match-winner Zinedine Zidane England began their Euro 2004 campaign on this day sixteen years ago and they couldn’t have been given a tougher opening fixture.The holders France were England’s first opponents in a group including Switzerland and Croatia. Those two had played out a goalless draw a few hours before so a win would […]
Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.15 – Lothar Matthaus
Lothar Matthaus has played five different World Cups and holds the record for World Cup appearances, having played in 25 games. For that reason alone, he must be a decent player!He is considered to be one of the greatest midfielders of all-time, playing as a box-to-box midfielder before dropping back to the sweeper role towards […]
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On This Day – 5th June
It was on this day back in 1968 that Alan Mullery got the most unwanted record of his career, becoming the first England player to be sent off.Mullery was given his marching orders in the 89th minute of a foul-tempered match with Yugoslavia in the 1968 European Championship Semi-Final. The Yugoslavs set out to frustrate […]