One of the most controversial games in World Cup history took place on this day back in 1962.Hosts Chile played against Italy at the Chilean national stadium in Santiago. The game spiralled out of control as both sides resorted to kicking lumps out of each other. Fist fights and mass brawls also broke out across […]
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Euro 96 Revisited – 19th June
The Czech Republic team celebrate qualifying for the Quarter Finals at the final whistle against Russia We now know of the Quarter Final line-up following the conclusion of Groups C and D.An 88th minute equaliser for Czech Republic against Russia in a six goal thriller completely changed the complexion of Group C.Valdimir Smicer’s 88th minute […]
Euro 96 Revisited – 13th and 14th June
Radek Bjebl volleys low into the back of the net to give Czech Republc a shock 2-1 win over Italy In all the excitement of the England vs Scotland match, I completely forgot to add the match reports of two games!On 13th June, Bulgaria beat Romania, their Balkan counterparts by a goal to nil. The […]
Euro 96 Revisited – Day 4
Russia’s Andrei Kanchelskis and Italy’s Paolo Maldini tussle for the ball Every one of the sixteen participants have now played in in this year’s European Championships after the two matches today.This is the tenth European Championship and is the first to have sixteen teams taking part in it and two of the sides that played […]
The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.6 – Paolo Maldini
Paolo Maldini on his AC Milan debut, 20th January 1985 If you ask any football fan to name three of the greatest left-backs of all-time, the name Paolo Maldini will almost certainly get a mention.The Italian was only ever played for one club, playing 902 times for AC Milan between 1985 and 2009. Paolo Maldini […]
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