This week’s Greatest Goal comes from the opening match of the 1994 World Cup in America. The hosts were trailing 1-0 to Switzerland at the Pontiac Silverdome, thanks to a goal from Georges Bregy in the 39th minute. The Swiss were managed by future England manager Roy Hodgson and neither side were expected to do […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.60
This week’s Greatest Goal comes from the left foot of Portsmouth’s Matt Taylor, in a 4-1 win at Sunderland. Portsmouth were in their third season in the Premier League after Harry Redknapp had managed to get the club promoted in his first season in charge on the south coast. Redknapp was no longer at the […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.59
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Leeds United’s Rod Wallace in the second Premier League season. It won the Match of the Day ‘Goal of the Season’ award and was a fine solo goal. Wallace received the ball just over 30 yards from his own goal and began running at pace towards the Tottenham goal. […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.58
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ won the BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Season in 1973/74. It came in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup between Fulham and Leicester City and was scored by Alan Mullery. Mullery was playing for Second Division Fulham at the time. He was 32 and back in his […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.57
This week’s Greatest Goal is probably one of the greatest team goals scored in the 1980s. Not only was it a fine passing goal involving seven Southampton players, but the fact it was scored against Liverpool, the decade’s most successful side. Southampton manager Lawrie McMenemy was building a successful team down at The Dell and […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.56
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Cristiano Ronaldo during his time at Manchester United. It came against Porto in the 2008/09 season in the Champions League. 2008/09 was a fantastic season for Manchester United. They won the Premier League and League Cup, and reached the semi finals of the FA Cup. They also reached the […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.55
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ was the epitome of football at Arsenal during Arsene Wenger’s time at the club. A quick, dazzling attack with slick passing and a composed finish. The goal was scored by Jack Wilshire, but the player who scored was of little importance. It was the sublime build-up, with five one-touch passes before […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.54
Lightning doesn’t strike twice…but Tony Yeboah strikes twice! The Ghanaian seemed to have a vendetta against crossbars, regularly trying to snap them in half with pulverising shots. In the 1995/96 season – his first in England after a move from Eintracht Frankfurt – Yeboah thumped in two wonderful goals from a very similar position. Both […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.53
This week’s Greatest Goal comes from the late David Rocastle. It came in a 1-1 draw between Arsenal and Manchester United at Old Trafford in October 1991. Arsenal were the reigning champions at the time and there was a lot of ill-feeling between the two clubs. A 21-man brawl broke out in the corresponding match […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.52
France’s Benjamin Pavard scored the greatest goals in the 2018 World Cup. It came in a seven-goal thriller against Argentina and it is that goal that features is this week’s ‘Greatest Goal’. Pavard made his debut for the French national team the previous November, which was sixteen months after France’s defeat to Portugal at Euro […]