It was on this day in 1973 that Pele played in London for the only time in his career. It wasn’t at Wembley Stadium though, as you would imagine. Pele’s club Santos played two games in England in 1973, one at Fulham before going down to Plymouth Argyle. They had been in England the previous […]
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Record Breakers No.2 – Pele’s Goalscoring Records
Pele was one of the greatest players ever to play the game. He holds many individual records, including winning the World Cup three times. No other player in the history of the game has achieved this accomplishment. The records that I’m going to concentrate on in this article are his incredible goalscoring feats.To put it […]
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When outfield players become goalkeepers Part I
Whenever this rare occurrence happens, football fan’s inner child comes out. After the initial laughter has subsided, they rub their hands with glee at the prospect of seeing a player looking so out of his depth between the sticks. This unusual situation doesn’t happen so much these days as seven substitutes are allowed to be […]
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