France 98 got underway on this day back in 1998, with holders Brazil facing huge underdogs Scotland in Paris. The Scots ran the Brazilians very close, but ultimately lost the game 2-1. Brazil had some fantastic players out on the field such as Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Bebeto. Striker Denilson also played a small […]
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Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.30
Today’s article is the final part of this series about own goals. I feel that it is time to move on and find a new subject matter that will hopefully be of interest. When thinking of what own goal to use for this final article, I decided that it must be unique and also sensational.However, […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.29
This week’s ‘Greatest Own Goal’ comes from Tottenham Hotspur’s Kieran Trippier. The midfielder famously scored a free-kick in England’s World Cup Semi-Final against Croatia three years ago, but this own goal is a moment he would rather forget! The own goal came in a league match away to Chelsea in February 2019. The hosts were […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.28
This week’s ‘Greatest Own Goal’ has a lot more significance than most that have featured in this series to date. It effectively gifted Leed United their first league championship in eighteen years, becoming the last First Division winners before the Premier League changed English football. Leeds United fans took extra delight in winning the 1991/92 […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.27
This week’s own goal comes from Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly in a seven-goal thriller away to Juventus. Kouliblaly’s Napoli side had managed to come back from a 3-0 deficit to level the score going into the second of three minutes of injury time. This was a fantastic achievement as Juve were the reigning Serie A […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.26
Up until now, all of the articles in this ‘Greatest Own Goals of All Time’ series have been about one unfortunate own goal. This week, Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher becomes the first man to be the first player to score two own goals in one game. The match in question was at Anfield against bitter rivals […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.25
This week’s ‘Greatest Own Goal’ is something of a classic. It was shown repeatedly on Sky’s Soccer AM in the weeks and months after it was scored and was the butt of many a joke. Bury’s Chris Brass was the unfortunate victim of bad luck when he somehow contrived to kick the ball in his […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.24
This week’s ‘Greatest Own Goal’ comes from the 1981 FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. The unfortunate man to put through his own net was Manchester city midfielder Tommy Hutchison. Hutchison scored the opening goal of the game in the 30th minute, getting on the end of a Ray Ranson cross to thump a […]
On This Day – 18th December
Joint own-goal scorers Jack Froggatt and Stan Milburn are the top left of this Leicester City team photo from the 1954/55 season A unique moment in Football League history occurred on this day in 1954 in a First Division match at Stamford Bridge.Leicester City were the visitors to Champions-elect Chelsea and the crowd of 33,215 […]
Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.23
Some players tend to have more bad luck than others with own goals. As a fan, you always remember the hapless defender who was the unlucky man in the wrong place at the wrong time. He always managed to divert the ball past your team’s goalkeeper more than any other player.As an Arsenal fan, it […]