There have already been two dogs that have featured on this blog. On 10th June, I wrote an ‘On This Day’ article about a dog that invaded the pitch during a World Cup match between Brazil and England at the 1962 World Cup. Brazilian superstar Garrincha was so smitten by the pooch that he decided […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.53
Never in question, it was miles over the line! This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the Second Round match between Germany and England.I’m sure that you’ve guessed which moment it is already! Yes, it’s the goal that never was from England’s Frank Lampard. 44 years before the […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.52
Naughty Tony Adams! This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from 11th February 1989 in a First Division match between Millwall and Arsenal.An ITV documentary was covering the game, following the match officials and showing what they do during a match. The referee David Elleray and two linesmen were wired up with microphones and club officials from […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.51
Heartbreaking. That’s the one word that I can use to describe this iconic moment. As I sit here writing this article in my grey shirt, a replica of the one worn by England on that night back in June 1996, heartbreaking is the best word that I can find to describe it. England were playing […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.50
This week’s iconic moment comes from the 2003 FA Cup Semi Final between Arsenal and Sheffield United and was has been described by many as one of the greatest saves of all-time. Arsenal had won the League and FA Cup Double the previous season, just as they had four years previously. They were performing well […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.49
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1974 Charity Shield between the league champions Leeds United and FA Cup winners Liverpool.The match was the first Charity Shield to be held at Wembley and made it into much more of a showpiece occasion to start the season. Don Revie had left Leeds United at the end […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.48
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1967 Charity Shield between champions Manchester United and FA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur.The match was played at United’s home ground Old Trafford as it was another seven years before the season’s curtain-raiser was played at Wembley. Pat Jennings scored the second goal of the game with a drop […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.47
This week’s Iconic Moment comes from the 1994 World Cup and it was the goal that knocked out the holders of the competition.West Germany were the winners of the 1990 World Cup and it was the last time that they competed before unifying with East Germany. Two years after their World Cup success, Germany reached […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.46
The pitch invasion moments after Troy Deeney’s winner This week’s iconic moment comes from the Championship in the Play Off Semi Final Second Leg between Watford and Leicester City at the end of the 2012/13 season .It is perhaps not considered an ‘iconic moment’ as such, more an iconic ‘passage of play’. With Watford winning […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.45
This week’s iconic moment comes from the 1985 FA Cup Final between Everton and Manchester United.Everton had already won the league title and the European Cup Winners Cup just three days before the Wembley final. An unwanted record was broken in the 78th minute of the game when Manchester United’s Kevin Moran sent Everton’s Peter […]