On his day, Gareth Bale can be unstoppable. He can score some quite fantastic goals and be the star player of any team. He began his career at Southampton before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007. It was during his time in North London that he started to become a world-class player.His performances for Spurs […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.50
Tim Cahill’s thunderbolt volley for Australia against the Netherlands in the 2014 World Cup is this week’s ‘Greatest Goal’. Australia were playing in their third successive World Cup after a 32-year hiatus from the game’s elite competition. They had lost their opening game 3-1 against Chile, with Everton’s Tim Cahill scoring The Socceroos only goal […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.49
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli in a league match away to Crystal Palace on 23rd January 2016. At the time, Alli was in his first full season at Tottenham, having joined the North London club from Milton Keynes Dons for £5 million the year before. He had caught the eye […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.48
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ was scored by Paulo Wanchope in a famous 3-2 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Wanchope had joined Derby County just ten days prior, costing the club a mere £600,000. His debut was away to Manchester United and no one expected his new team to get a result from the […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.47
There are some goals that live long in the memory of football fans. They can be special goals scored in big matches, cup ties or just a mundane league fixture with nothing riding on the match. These are often only remembered because of the skill or the excellent finish.Other goals secure a major trophy and […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.46
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ was scored by Gary McAllister for Leeds United against Liverpool on 29th August 1992. Leeds were the reigning league champions and Liverpool had won the FA Cup the previous season. The two clubs had played out a thrilling seven-goal thriller in the Charity Shield three weeks earlier, with Leeds winning 4-3. […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.45
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Sheffield Wednesday in the 1993 FA Cup Semi Final. Both of the 1993 FA Cup Semi Finals were derby matches. Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday played each other on Saturday 3rd April and Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur played the following day.Due to the level of interest that these games […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.44
If you type ‘Newcastle 5’ into Google or YouTube, the predictive text suggestions that pop up immediately comes up with ‘Newcastle 5 Manchester United 0’.The game was a one-sided demolition by Newcastle United, who on one glorious Sunday afternoon in October 1996 looked as if they could take on the world. Newcastle were 12 points […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.43
It is fair to say that this week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ was the turning point in Liverpool’s successful Champions League run in the 2004/05 season. Without it, the club wouldn’t have even made it out of the group stages and their famous night in Istanbul would never have occurred. Olympiakos lead the group with ten points […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.42
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ is one that comes from Bobby Charlton’s trusty right boot. He was renowned for his long-range efforts and scored from many of these over his illustrious career. The goal that I am going to write about is one of these thunderbolts. Charlton was playing for England against Mexico in their second […]