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The first penalty shootout in a European Championships final followed a 2-2 draw between Czechoslovakia and West Germany in 1976. The first seven kicks were converted, until West Germany's fourth penalty taker, Uli Hoeness, blasted his shot over the bar. With the score 4–3, Antonín Panenka stepped up to take the fifth Czechoslovakian penalty, with...
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In May 1949, A.C. Torino were heading for their fifth consecutive Serie A title. They were, to date, perhaps the finest club team Europe had ever witnessed. Nothing, it seemed, could stop them.
Nou Camp, June 17, 2001. On the final day of the La Liga season Barcelona hosted Valencia in a last-day shoot-out for Spain's final Champions League Position.
Steve Mc Manaman recalls: “At the time Arsenal were flying. They had the meanest defence in the league and we knew it would be a difficult game but within about four minutes it was all over."
Think Ajax, think Cruyff. Think Cruyff, think Ajax. The two are synonymous with each other. One is Dutch football's best-known club team, the other is its greatest ever player.
There is a statue at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence. The inscription reads: “Indomitable warrior, tenacious in his quest and loyal of heart”. Not many footballers...
"The best player I ever worked with? Tough competition, but it has to be Brazil’s Ronaldo.” - Sir Bobby Robson.
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