Football’s Greatest Goals No.19

Ronaldinho’s first of two goals in the El Clasico in November 2005 This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from the El Clasico at between Real Madrid and Barcelona on 19th November 2005.Samuel Eto’o fired Barcelona into the lead in the first half before Ronaldinho scored two fantastic, almost identical goals in the second half. Ronaldinho ran […]

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Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.14 – Ricardo Zamora

Ricardo Zamora was one of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time.  He was well-known for his quick reflexes and bravery in goal.  He played without fear, doing anything in order to prevent the opposition from scoring. Many players have their own trademark look, such as Socrates who I mentioned in his ‘Hall of Fame’ entry.  The […]

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Football’s Greatest Goals No.15

There are some goals that come along once every few years that defy logic, reason and in this case physics.Physicians and Mathematicians are called in to look at the goal in detail. They analyse aspects like speed, distance, trajectory and other scientific elements of the goal. Their findings are then shared in newspapers, websites and […]

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On This Day – 18th May

Alfredo Di Stefano before kick-off in the 1960 European Cup Final It was on this day 60 years ago that Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt in one of the great European Finals of all-time.Real won 7-3 at Hampden Park in Scotland in front of an enormous crowd of 127,621 to record their fifth successive European […]

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The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.10 – Alfredo Di Stefano

Di Stefano with his five European Cups Alfredo Di Stefano is considered one of the greatest players of all-time.  His preferred role was as a forward and scored a hugely impressive 487 goals in 669 matches over the course of his career. His playing career began at River Plate in Argentina at the age of […]

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The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.7 – Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane rightfully gets a place in the Far Post Header Hall of Fame.  Many former players and managers regard Zidane as one of the greatest players of all-time. The current Real Madrid boss had an illustrious playing career, being part of the French side that won the World Cup in 1998 and Euro 2000.  […]

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