YouTube thread of footballing joy

Breaking the rules slightly, but here's the commentary on GMR to accompany the Soksjaer goal with Wilf McGuiness (one-time Busby Babe and briefly the manager) screaming.

http://media.putfile.com/GMR-commentary-Solksjaer-goal

― Teh HoBBler (the pirate king), Sunday, 23 April 2006 12:55 (twenty years ago)

"It's up for grabs now...THOMAS!!!". Thanks Ailsa.

― Teh HoBBler (the pirate king), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:00 (twenty years ago)

Lots of lovely Larsson action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agnLNcOPOm8

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:01 (twenty years ago)

I thought at the time this was one of the best goals ever (Zidane v Bayer Leverkusen, 2002 Champions League Final at Hampden)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD-h_BDmQ6w

but I've just realised that it's no better than this one (Jim Hamilton of Motherwell v Celtic earlier this season)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t90kTUCBhs

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:04 (twenty years ago)

that footage of Collina trying to get the Munich defenders back on their feet is quite endearing.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:05 (twenty years ago)

van basten, euro 88 final:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9hK8b1BsKQ

― lil' merzbow wow (haitch), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:09 (twenty years ago)

george weah goes end to end vs verona, 1996:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt49QZwpru4

― lil' merzbow wow (haitch), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:15 (twenty years ago)

Archie Gemmill v Holland, Argentina '78

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCVqjpDSZEI

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:18 (twenty years ago)

Neil Warnock putting rumours of dressing room bust-ups to rest on Soccer AM:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRG0dg2IZ9g

― caek (caek), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:19 (twenty years ago)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic taking on every defender on the pitch. Twice. (sort of)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_lqMi4ykxg

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:22 (twenty years ago)

Why can't we all just get along?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fiM7kwKhFE

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:22 (twenty years ago)

Davie Cooper rips the piss out of Celtic's defence for a laugh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka7uCWr1rFs

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Harry Redknapp being hit in the face is always worth repeat viewing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MrWS0bZqsY&search=harry%20redknapp

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:25 (twenty years ago)

"I'd just love it if we beat them":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzDakZzA2UQ

― lil' merzbow wow (haitch), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:25 (twenty years ago)

Tony Yeboah's two astonishing goals from 95/96

v Liverpool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4KF07wRJ-A

v Wimbledon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luOFc4oHBeg

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:26 (twenty years ago)

I don't know about the dancing but its a brilliant way to card a player:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE_SA_kZ5n8

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:26 (twenty years ago)

Watching professional lazy git Eyal Berkovic being kicked in the head by John Hartson is also funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7TdTcwZLTM

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:27 (twenty years ago)

..and just think, this bloke is Brazil's first choice keeper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wZtmgSCH5g

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:29 (twenty years ago)

Higuita's "scorpion kick". Possibly the most interesting thing Jamie Redknapp has ever been involved in in his life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yILDiU859FU

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:34 (twenty years ago)

Weakest caution given by a ref:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqe21yaryMs

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:34 (twenty years ago)

Sorry dudebros.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjmBtubEZSE

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:35 (twenty years ago)

Don't apologise :-)

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:36 (twenty years ago)

Possibly the most interesting thing Jamie Redknapp has ever been involved in in his life.

...although his Dad is usually good value

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MrWS0bZqsY

Classic

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:37 (twenty years ago)

Ah - already posted! Never mind

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:37 (twenty years ago)

There's an ongoing in-joke on YouTube (as far as I can tell) that, if you search on the "Everton" tag, you mostly get vids of Everton conceding goals uploaded by Rednoses. Strangely, the opposite isn't true due to the overwhelming number of people who think they're the first to upload footage of the second half from Istanbul. You know what? I think I've seen those goals already, DICKHEAD.

I'll go downstairs in minute and check out the above on the laptop, where I can hear them as well as see them.

Lovely Graeme Sharp chip vs Sheff Wed in the FA Cup. 87-88, I think - a 5-0 away win in the third replay:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeD1eKInqXQ

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:39 (twenty years ago)

Cantona goes batshit insane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfwEIzcDpLM

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:41 (twenty years ago)

A streaker scores a goal (not safe for work, obviously)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sU7GPua9Og

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:42 (twenty years ago)

baggio vs czechs, '90 world cup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps90KpPAGlA

― lil' merzbow wow (haitch), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:43 (twenty years ago)

harry kewell's unusual penalty technique:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZtxWiiNDv8

― lil' merzbow wow (haitch), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:54 (twenty years ago)

Amazingly, Bjï¿½rge Lillelien's "Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me?" clip isn't uploaded to Youtube.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 23 April 2006 13:58 (twenty years ago)

Stoichkov goals compilation, soundtracked by Bulgarian punk-folk:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5hp9PxrnQE0&search=stoichkov

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 23 April 2006 14:00 (twenty years ago)

Partridge holds it down on the commentary front:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4PYcrYMFxXg&search=world%20cup

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 23 April 2006 14:03 (twenty years ago)

This thread is great. My chin's still on the floor from that Zidane vs Ronaldinho video.

― Johnny B Was Quizzical (Johnney B), Sunday, 23 April 2006 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Matt Le Tiss getting the ball and taking the piss. Ten times.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 23 April 2006 20:13 (twenty years ago)

Nice.

― Teh HoBBler (the pirate king), Sunday, 23 April 2006 21:20 (twenty years ago)

God, I loved Cantona. That celebration after his goal against Sunderland is nearly as good as Tardelli's.

― Dave B (daveb), Sunday, 23 April 2006 21:31 (twenty years ago)

Wow. Those 10 Le Tissier goals are pretty special.

― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 23 April 2006 21:36 (twenty years ago)

Encore du Tiss. Quality's lower, but some of the moments in it are just beautiful. Also opens with a montage of him taking penalties.

Thing about him - there's players who make it look effortless. None of them ever looked like they were putting as little effort in as him. The free kick where the ball's rolled back to him, he flicks it a foot or so in the air with his right boot then tonks it with the same foot - he has the body language of a full-back putting it out for a throw, but the actual trajectory of the ball is this beautiful looping lob into the top corner. There was only one, and there will only ever be.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 23 April 2006 23:53 (twenty years ago)

This is the best thread I have ever started.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 24 April 2006 06:37 (twenty years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0_ghHbbg94&search=trundle

Thank you Soccer AM.

― JoseMaria (JoseMaria), Monday, 24 April 2006 09:31 (twenty years ago)

So for ages it was reckoned Beckham's chip from the halfway line against Wimbledon would take goal of the season in 1997.

Then this happened.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:00 (twenty years ago)

in a similar vein: barcelona 2 valencia 2, two minutes from time. barca must win to make the champions league. frank de boer floats it forward, and, well...

― lil' merzbow wow (haitch), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:19 (twenty years ago)

Gregory Coupet really does not want to concede an indirect free kick

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:22 (twenty years ago)

Jimmy Glass saves Carlisle

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:34 (twenty years ago)

Pahars vs. Stam

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:44 (twenty years ago)

Bergkamp vs. Argentina

― StanM (StanM), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:53 (twenty years ago)

Bergkamp vs. Newcastle

― StanM (StanM), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:55 (twenty years ago)

Can't choose between these two from Roberto Carlos: the free kick or, er, the other one.

― StanM (StanM), Monday, 24 April 2006 16:58 (twenty years ago)

From this weekend. Darlington v Bury.

Bury defender Chris Brass, under no pressure, attempts to hook the ball clear over his shoulder, but only succeeds in blasting it into his own face and past Peter Schmeichel's son in the Bury goal. He broke his nose, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1csQG0ZciFQ&search=bury%20darlington

― Alba (Alba), Monday, 24 April 2006 17:02 (twenty years ago)

Is there an address at which I can contact Chris Brass? I just want to send him a packet of HobNobs or something. Some token of appreciation.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 24 April 2006 20:15 (twenty years ago)

haw, that's brilliant!

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 24 April 2006 20:20 (twenty years ago)

Saeed al-Owairan becomes greatest Saudi footballer ever

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 24 April 2006 21:17 (twenty years ago)

Zola and Queen, together at last.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebknBlUWd4&search=zola%20

― Pete W (peterw), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 12:44 (twenty years ago)

This thread just provided me with the best 30 min at work ever. Well done, Matt and all.

― Big Loud Mountain Ape (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 15:25 (twenty years ago)

Romario with PSV against Steaua Bukarest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xLkkBB9Paw

― knaaq! (knaaq!), Tuesday, 25 April 2006 15:40 (twenty years ago)

Not footie footage as such but, well, it kind of speaks for itself (despite being in Portuguese). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02d2sw_l-xY&search=maradona%20antartica

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 11:37 (twenty years ago)

fella's a bit special (and no it's not that Falcao), great soundtrack too, ahem. Just watch for the behind the leg shot - genius, terrible quality video though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f7rnlHVWEk

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 20:49 (twenty years ago)

Possibly my favourite player ever.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=21d8_BqMaMw&search=cruyff

― Pete W (peterw), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 20:59 (twenty years ago)

the cruyff selection on youtube I always find a bit poor. I do have a really good docummentary on him though (terrible dubbed commentary though - including some glaring errors)

I've found another Falcao one too - this timne vs Robinho - haven't watched it yet mind as it's taken ages to load

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mYc4_rKhfQ

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 21:12 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-DrIKfEQKc

best foul ever

― rtcotm (mwah), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:08 (twenty years ago)

best foul ever

No Toni Schumacher, no credibility.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:14 (twenty years ago)

yeah i couldnt find that!

― rtcotm (mwah), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:14 (twenty years ago)

More own goals

― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:16 (twenty years ago)

How could we forget the Enckelman "own goal" (or not) in the Birmingham derby?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap85A4tBp9g

And please pray silence for the worst penalty attempt ever*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap85A4tBp9g

*apart from that bloke in non-league who falls over the ball and is on every Danny Baker / Nick Hancock crap "bloopers" tape ever.

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:16 (twenty years ago)

Best foul ever
No Toni Schumacher, no credibility.

Here

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:22 (twenty years ago)

Guy falling over was Peter Devine, playing for Lancaster City at Brunton park.

The best foul ever was Benjamin Massing's on Claudio Cannigia in the opening match of Italia 90. The only time I've seen a player fouled so hard that he does a somersault. Magic.

There's also a rugby tackle by a Brazilian on a Dutch player in 1974; the commentator says 'he might get a yellow for that'.

― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:26 (twenty years ago)

ts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRDY_aLEwh8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3LADcCvNE

― rtcotm (mwah), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:33 (twenty years ago)

haha i only started looking at youtube fouls the other day in the hope of tryna find the neil ruddock tackle that broke both andy cole's legs in one go

― rtcotm (mwah), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:35 (twenty years ago)

Maradona scores one of the most audicious lobs I've ever seen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joea4wXCIVc&search=MARADONA%20CORNER

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:37 (twenty years ago)

More own goals

The one by Alan Smith at Wolves in that sequence marks the exact moment I knew we were going to be relegated that season.

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 22:40 (twenty years ago)

I'm only 1/3 of the way through this thread and loving it (apart from Ailsa's nasty Macca clip!). The Ibrahimovic goal is a fannydangling thing of beauty, made even better in the last second when you realise he did it all with his laces untied.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 23:11 (twenty years ago)

Tony Yefuckingboah! I love both of those goals. The one against Wimbledon is possibly the best ever Premiership goal. There's something about goals that go in off the crossbar that is just sensational.

I need to click "later" or I'll be up all night watching these.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 26 April 2006 23:22 (twenty years ago)

Score in a minute! We're gonna score in a minute!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bga5GdEg2Q&search=di%20matteo

Not bad on your debut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG-i0X3xhX4&search=stanic

― Pete W (peterw), Thursday, 27 April 2006 08:32 (twenty years ago)

Mario Stanic! He's another one for the 'forgotten footballers' thread that doesn't exist.

Speaking of which, Dean Saunders gets lucky.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 30 April 2006 12:09 (twenty years ago)

Where would the comedy in 90s football have been without Rocket Ronnie?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 30 April 2006 12:19 (twenty years ago)

Although this is comedy gold. Good old Ian Harte.
It's the close-up of his face that makes it

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 30 April 2006 12:22 (twenty years ago)

Man U run for cover :

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DfpkVVu5S0M&search=neville%20sisters

Diego Forlan miss :

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2YKHPNH6BL4&search=forlan%20miss

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Sunday, 30 April 2006 12:53 (twenty years ago)

The commentary on that is amazing!

"YES! PUT YOUR HEAD IN DERE IN SHAME! YOU CANNOT MISS DESE GOALS!"

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 30 April 2006 12:58 (twenty years ago)

It;s the pissed brummie with the brolly that really makes this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plMhEN73Mrw&search=dalian%20atkinson

― Pete W (peterw), Sunday, 30 April 2006 14:30 (twenty years ago)

The commentary on that is amazing!
"YES! PUT YOUR HEAD IN DERE IN SHAME! YOU CANNOT MISS DESE GOALS!"

-- amazingly, I was at that game - a friendly in the states... id totally forgotten about it.

wow.

― gareth Dobson, Sunday, 30 April 2006 22:50 (twenty years ago)

paul scholes, he scores goals!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tDlOKGztx9k&search=paul%20scholes

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 1 May 2006 09:02 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

Colombian keeper does a Pat Jennings against Poland, last week

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Monday, 5 June 2006 16:00 (nineteen years ago)

SWP, seemingly instigating the robot dance long before Crouch, vs Man Utd

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Monday, 5 June 2006 16:05 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

hahaha i never get tired of that Forlan miss.

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Thursday, 6 July 2006 11:43 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

Giovanni Trapattoni vs the German language:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqp64q7kHmw

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 16 September 2006 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

Hitherto unseen levels of WTFness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yht5mD0xnvk

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 16 September 2006 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

I was just going to post that!

Here's the story:

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1995215.html?menu=

― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 16 September 2006 21:36 (nineteen years ago)

That's completely insane. I love the commentary on the youtube clip: not that I can understand any of it, just the fact that about 20 seconds after the ball has clearly gone wide the commentator realises the inept ref has given the 'goal' and suddenly shouts out "goooooooooooooooooooooooooooolllll!!!!".

― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Saturday, 16 September 2006 22:29 (nineteen years ago)

qpr are rock bottom of the table tonight :(

... but hey, let's all remember the good times with a rangers classic from last season

― rtccc (mwah), Saturday, 16 September 2006 23:26 (nineteen years ago)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA that's hilarious!

― Space Gourmand (Haberdager), Saturday, 16 September 2006 23:32 (nineteen years ago)

Oh My God. That is brilliant! Why have I never seen that before?

(we all noticed the ref in that Brazilian game was a woman, right?)

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 17 September 2006 09:12 (nineteen years ago)

I caught what looked like a report of that on C4 news. At the time I couldn't make out whether the shot actually went in, slipped through the net cuz it was loose. I thought that the kid tapped the ball back in cuz he saw all of this.

― xyzzzz__ (jdesouza), Sunday, 17 September 2006 09:28 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, that makes sense, it does look a bit like that. Two of the players are running back appealing for the goal, or doing something with their arms raised anyway. That would explain a lot, but not why they haven't said "that's what happened, watch it", rather than getting suspended.

I prefer to just think that the referee and linesman are completely bonkers however.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 17 September 2006 09:34 (nineteen years ago)

Sadly, no footage on YouTube of a similarly WTF incident at Firhill in the mid-90s when Paddy Connolly of Dundee Utd rattled in a shot which came off the stanchion at the back of the net and came back out again. A Partick defender caught the ball, handed it to the Partick goalie who punted it off down for what he expected to be the re-start. Except the referee (Les Mottram, now a legend of crap refereeing up here for this, like he wasn't crap before) and his linesman managed to miss both the goal and what would have been a handball if it wasn't a goal, and waved play on.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 17 September 2006 09:47 (nineteen years ago)

The 30 most contentious refereeing decisions EVER

This is from a very good article by FourFourTwo magazine. The top 30:

1. Hand of God (1986- Ali Bennasser)
2. El Classico (1970 Copa Generalisimo, Emilio Guruceta)
3. 'Russian' Linesman (1966- Tofik Bakhramov)
4. The Golden Fix (1965 European Cup SF- Oritz de Mendibil)
5. Juventus v Roma 1980 Serie A (Paolo Bergamo)
6. Worst Foul Ever (1982 WC SF- Charles Corver)
7. No Interference (1970 Div 1- Leeds v WBA- Ray Tinkler)
8. Ronald Koeman (1994 WC qualifier- Karl Assenmacher)
9. Call that a Miracle? (1954 WC Final- Bill Ling)
10. A Helping Hand (Wales v Scotland 1978- Robert Wurtz)
11. And Helmer Must Score (1994, Bundesliga, B Munich v Nuremberg)
12. 'That's Life' (1968, Velez v River Plate, Gullermo Nimo)
13. An Honest Mistake? (Partick v Dundee, 1993, Les Mottram)
14. A New brawl Game (1985 Bulgarian Cup Final, Asparuh Yasenov)
15. The Unforgiven (1973 CWC Final, Christos Machas)
16. Double trouble (1932 FA Cup Final, Newc v Arsenal, Bill Harper)
17. The Phantom Goal (Chelsea v Ipswich 1970, Roy Capey)
18. Espace to Victory (Santos v Portugesa, Armando Marques)
19. Dictating the Play (1988 Romanian Cup Final)
20. 'I Did My Job' (1985 FA Cup Final, Peter Willis)
21. Roy Carroll incident (2004-05, Rob Lewis)
22. One Rule for One (Innsbruck v Lokomotiv, 2001, Mario van der Ende)
23. All 22 Sent off (1971 Copa Libatores, Humberto Dellacasa)
24. Too Late (1978 WC, Clive Thomas)
25. Presumed Gulity (1977 FA Cup semi, Liverpool v Everton, Clive Thomas)
26. Playing Well is not Sufficient (1990 Euro Cup SF, Marcel van Langenove)
27. A Very Late Decision (2003, nigeria, referee witheld for safety reasons!)
28. Praying For Penalties (Bulgaria v Mexico 1994, WC 2nd round, Jamal al-Sharif)
29. Norweigen linesman (1998 WC playoff 2nd leg, Ukraine v Croatia, Rune Pedersen)
30. Traffic lights and Animals (England v Argentina 1966)

― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 17 September 2006 10:30 (nineteen years ago)

I'd buy that DVD for a dollar

― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 17 September 2006 10:32 (nineteen years ago)

What was El Classico?

― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Sunday, 17 September 2006 10:34 (nineteen years ago)

(sorry for the weird language, probably machine translated from spanish)
(http://www.soccerpulse.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t282.html)

"After losing for 2-0 in the departure, the night of June 6, 1970 passes to the history by the controversial arbitration of the Basque one Emilio Carlos Guruceta. Rexach advanced al Barcelona, but in the minute 6 of the second part, Guruceta indicated with penalty a lack of Rifé to Velázquez some two meters from the area. To five minutes of the end, the fondness invaded the land of play in the middle of violent police loads. After that party, Guruceta did not beep again never more in the Camp Nou."

― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 17 September 2006 10:40 (nineteen years ago)

(?)

― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 17 September 2006 10:40 (nineteen years ago)

Needs the 1998 Derby D'Italia.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 17 September 2006 10:41 (nineteen years ago)

That translated report is brilliant. I have very little idea of the crucial moments from reading that, but "did not beep again never more" is the greatest phrase ever.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 17 September 2006 10:46 (nineteen years ago)

it was a barca vs Real Madrid game, it's talked about a lot in the Barca book but I can't remmeber the details, basically Barca were robbed though (ISTR about three disallowed goals)

― Porkpie (porkpie), Sunday, 17 September 2006 10:52 (nineteen years ago)

"the fondness invaded the land of play in the middle of violent police loads" is pretty amazing as well, IMO.

― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 17 September 2006 10:59 (nineteen years ago)

someone should name their band 'the fondness'

― Space Gourmand (Haberdager), Sunday, 17 September 2006 11:58 (nineteen years ago)

are there any articles/statistics around re female refs? i remember a bit of fuss about a lineswoman in the english lower leagues a year or two ago, but i've no idea what the situation is worldwide.

― rtccc (mwah), Sunday, 17 September 2006 18:38 (nineteen years ago)

(btw in googling about the ballboy thing i've seen a few ppl saying that it wasnt in a first division fixture at all, but some random semi-pro cup.)

― rtccc (mwah), Sunday, 17 September 2006 18:42 (nineteen years ago)

There was one up here a couple of seasons back. The Albion Rovers manager suggested "I knew it wasn't going to be our day when I found out we had a woman running the line. She should be at home making the tea or the dinner for her man after he has been to the football. This is a professional man's game."

He resigned.

Actually googling for that quote led me to this article, which features our chum from upthread.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 17 September 2006 18:46 (nineteen years ago)

three months pass...

i've put up a bunch of old England goals inc. this goal from Waddle on his debut. they've taken down two Bobby Moore clips already tho. cunts.

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:02 (nineteen years ago)

ha, not Moore but Charlton

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:03 (nineteen years ago)

Ladies and gentlemen, your goal of the season from 1994: Mr Rodney Wallace.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

hell yes. great to see that again.

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

And to get you in the mood for FA Cup 3rd round weekend: heeeeeeeeeere's Bobby!

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

this thread needs more LOMBARDO

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:26 (nineteen years ago)

that Waddle goal was only enabled by some grotesque goalkeeping

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

so was Maradona's second in '86

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

Talking of grotesque goal-keeping, ignore the Jiri Jarosik goal that comes up first, then LOL and ROFFLE at Scotland international several-million-pound-rated goalie Craig Gordon throwing the ball into the back of his own net five minutes into injury time to chuck away what had been a 1-0 lead for Hearts. (Best clip about 1 minute in)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQIzqXMYhd8

― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:42 (nineteen years ago)

Rather shamefully, this one's a clip from that awful Sky show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PM-RokaI9U&mode=related&search=

The goal rules, though.

― Tim (Tim), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

also, here's the original young-left-back-takes-outrageous-first-time-45-yard-shot, later plagiarised amidst greater hype by one Matthew Taylor...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70SHYg6_6dI

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

tottenham said to be interested

― tsk. (mwah), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:52 (nineteen years ago)

Steven Reid kicks a football really bloody hard

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:52 (nineteen years ago)

That elephant kicks arse.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:53 (nineteen years ago)

"And the referee says "don't pass it to him, he's rubbish," and Kanu starts to cry"

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:55 (nineteen years ago)

(clip from which that quote is taken here)

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:58 (nineteen years ago)

Ketsbaia

― reverto levidensis (blueski), Friday, 12 January 2007 12:55 (nineteen years ago)

roberto mancini showreel - check the no-look volley vs parma near the end of the clip, omg.

― slackety yax (H2-H4), Friday, 12 January 2007 13:36 (nineteen years ago)

The volley near the start was better IMO. Never seen that one before, astonishing.

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Friday, 12 January 2007 13:41 (nineteen years ago)

Screamer! Ronnie Radford v Newcastle FA Cup 1972
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oibWCiY1bQ8

Now for the good stuff - Fights/Bad Tackles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_GlBjbSpA&mode=related&search=

― JohnFoxxsJuno (JohnFoxxsJuno), Friday, 12 January 2007 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

The Rod Wallace goal's been removed - bastards!

So here it is again in all its glory

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Friday, 12 January 2007 20:46 (nineteen years ago)

The tackle by Benjamin Massing on Caniggia in 1990 is now on youtube. It is beautiful.

― The Boyler (The Boyler), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

Worthy of the one-and-a-half red cards? I think so!

― to scour or to pop? (Haberdager), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:39 (nineteen years ago)

(º_o)

― tsk. (mwah), Thursday, 25 January 2007 20:58 (nineteen years ago)

What with Forest being on the telly, and appearing to have Nicky Southall on the left, I thought I'd go looking for a rather good goal he scored a few seasons back for Bolton.

Instead, I found a compilation of Nicky Southall being rubbish at football through the years. Failing to keep the ball in, missing headers, shooting over from eight yards... someone must really hate the poor sod.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 January 2007 14:11 (nineteen years ago)

On the other hand, here's Chris Marsden orchestrating Huddersfield's 3-2 victory over Birmingham City in 1991. You'll be able to spot Chris due to him running with an incredibly straight back and passing the ball like an absolute god...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 January 2007 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yeah, and:

http://www.saintsforever.com/Images/cmfg.gif

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 28 January 2007 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

i remember when ally mccoist (or was it terry venables?) called that as goal of the day ahead of bergkamp vs. newcastle.....

― to scour or to pop? (Haberdager), Sunday, 28 January 2007 14:28 (nineteen years ago)

Probably Venables, given his utter cluelessness about everything

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Sunday, 28 January 2007 18:00 (nineteen years ago)

Giuseppe Biava does an impression of a ceiling fan in one of my favourite goals of the season so far:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sThj169ixQ&NR

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 January 2007 21:03 (nineteen years ago)

history repeating

http://youtube.com/watch?v=T6V5ZcxjL-A

― ----bruno (----bruno), Monday, 29 January 2007 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

four weeks pass...

Revive for this charming little clip of highlights from the 86/87 season:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-PBZyK7JRs&NR

― The Wayward Johnny B, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 13:12 (nineteen years ago)

Revive for this charming little clip of highlights from the 86/87 season:

Yay! Lovely to see Sheedy flicking Vs at the Kop again. And I was there for the other two Everton goals - Reid and Stevens against West Ham (4-0 at half time!).

― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 27 February 2007 13:39 (nineteen years ago)

two months pass...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltEaUSTiIZQ

― caek, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:37 (nineteen years ago)

t/s: vasquez vs. messi

― Just got offed, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:53 (nineteen years ago)

vasquez 4 me.

this is still the best goal all season tho.

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

four months pass...

revive for the Kerlon seal dribble & how it was dealt with
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYlqql38XkY

― zappi, Friday, 5 October 2007 10:36 (eighteen years ago)

Best foul ever.