It was on this day in 1968 that Alan Mullery got the record that no one ever wanted – becoming the first England player to be sent off. Mullery got his marching orders against Yugoslavia in the Semi Final of the European Championships. England lost the match 1-0. The game was being played in Florence, […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.85
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from 29th August 2009. It involved a sending off – but it wasn’t a player that received their marching orders! Arsenal travelled to Old Trafford to face old foes Manchester United in a league match. The host were leading 2-1 going into stoppage time at the end of the game […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.73
Former Germany, Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur striker Jurgen Klinsmann made a name for himself for diving. Throughout his career, he was scythed down many a time by opposition defenders, but he needed no encouragement to roll around on the turf after being challenged! When Klinsmann left his native Germany for Tottenham Hotspur in 1994, […]
On This Day – 7th August
Alan Shearer was sent off for the first time in his career on this day back in 1999. His career had begun eleven year prior at Southampton and he had joined Newcastle via Blackburn Rovers, where he had won the Premier League title in 1995. The red card was as a result of a second […]