If you type ‘Graham Poll’ into Google, the first thing that appears after his name are ‘three yellows’. This refers to an error that Poll made in a World Cup match and features as this week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ . Graham Poll is considered to be the best English referee of his generation. He spent 24 […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.63
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1990 World Cup in the Second Round tie between Colombia and Cameroon.Roger Milla shot to fame with a fantastic celebration after scoring his second goal of the game in a 2-1 win for his Cameroon side. It remains one of the enduring images of the tournament. Milla gave […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.62
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’‘ comes from the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Aston Villa in the 2004/05 season.In the 80th minute, home side Newcastle trailing 3-0 and were being completely outplayed by their visitors, two of their players brought shame to the club by fighting. Frustrations had already started to boil over in […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.61
1st November 1975. Derby County vs Leeds United at the reigning champions Baseball Ground. BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’ chose the game as their featured match and it wasn’t hard to see why.The two clubs had both enjoyed success during the early 1970s, both winning the league title and Leeds had won the FA Cup […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.60
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the opening day of the 1990/91 season and involves former Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall.The Welsh goalkeeper was going through a tough spell at Everton, having handed in a transfer request that was denied by the club. Everton had been champions only four years prior, but the sixth place finish […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.59
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from 9th October 1996 in one of the most farcical moments ever seen in the history of international football. Estonia and Scotland were due to play each other in a World Cup qualifier in the Estonian capital of Tallinn. The Scottish team trained in the stadium the night before at […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.58
It’s very rare that a tape measure and a pot of paint can cause such excitement but this week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ involves these two items.A peculiar incident occurred on 30th April 1977 at the old Baseball Ground as Derby County were playing at home to Manchester City in a First Division match. The Baseball Ground was […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.57
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the inaugural season of the Premier League on Saturday 19th September 1992.Liverpool travelled to Aston Villa for their ninth league match of the season. The visitors had won the FA Cup the previous season but were struggling in the league, finishing sixth in their first season without Kenny Dalglish who left the […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.56
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the League Cup Final last year between Chelsea and Manchester City.With the game goalless and entering the final minute of extra time, Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri decided that he would replace his goalkeeper for the inevitable penalty shootout. Kepa Arrizabalaga started the game and had been treated for cramp […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.55
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ could have featured in the ‘On This Day’ article but I decided that this was definitely an iconic moment! Arsenal and Liverpool were playing in a league match at Highbury on 16th September 1972 in front of the Big Match cameras. The game was the feature match for the highlights show […]