We take a look at some of the best English Championship Playoff Finals to be played out in the history of English football.
59 years ago several Manchester United players lost their lives in the infamous Munich disaster while returning from their game against Red Star Belgrade.
Throwback: A tribute to Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson [Video]
The 1982 FIFA World Cup semi final clash between France and West Germany shook the foundations of the European unity.
The fabled European night at Anfield played backdrop to yet another comeback victory for Liverpool; this time over Villarreal; as the Merseysiders coasted through to a first European final in nine years. We now look back on some of the Reds' most memorable continental finals as they get set to lock horns with Sevilla on May 18th at the St.Jakob-Park in Basel.
Today we turn back the clock on the day two little known countries in Central America went to War over a sport we aficionados proudly brand as the 'Beautiful Game'.
A look back at a nail-biter of a game when two of Europe's finest footballing nations, France and Italy, came face to face in the Euro 200 final - with the former seeking to make history, and the latter seeking to stop them
“Our plan was to be cautious, but somebody must have stuffed cotton wool in George’s ears,” Busby said. George Best got into the Manchester United dressing room at the age of seventeen – and into the Northern Ireland side simultaneously. Gradually, this teenager from Belfast started to hit the headlines, making a name for himself. Bob Bishop turned-up at George’s doorstep – and explained to Dickie Best and Anne Best about, Manchester United’s desire to acquire George Best. His intuitions and actions were straightforward. George was playing football down 16 Burrey Way with his friends – his parents called him home, explained to him the opportunity – agreeing, he ran back down the street, and with unmitigated astonishment he explained to his friends about it. Though, initially, circumstances were unpleasant for both the parties. George raced back to his home at 16 Burrey Way in Cregagh Estate, Belfast after a mere twenty-four hours at Old Trafford; the magnitude of the […]
The world over if someone were asked to name the ten greatest players to have ever played a beautiful game, the names would be Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo (Brazilian), Franz Beckenbauer, Eusebio, Johan Cruyff, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michel Platini. These are the players who excelled at their trade and reached levels never seen or imagined before. But if you were to ask a Brazilian who is the greatest Brazilian player of all time don’t be surprised to hear the name Garrincha, a player who may not have been as technically gifted as Pele or Ronaldo but he had the gift of inventiveness, explosive pace, dribbling skills beyond anyone’s ability and a keen eye for goal. Sadly outside Brazil and academic discussions, Garrincha is mostly forgotten despite being a double FIFA World Cup Winner. Like many Brazilian footballers, Garrincha was born in poverty in Pau Grande in the city of Magé; southeast of Brazil and in the […]
His impact on British football was of bringing the national side back to reality and asking them to transform and keep up with the evolution of tactics and style of play on the continent. This was because of the great Hungarian team of 1953 defeating the English team 6-3.
