‘The 1980s’ Archives
Back when it was fun to watch Brazil
In 1986 people from around the world still really wanted Brazil to win the World Cup. Now no one gives a shit. I've always loved this goal although I didn't see it live as it was on during the middle of the night. Pat Jennings was 41 at the time but was still quality, which makes the goal that much better. I think Josimar was supposed to be [...]
A brief history of Germany v Argentina at the World Cup
2006 In the quarter-finals Germany and Argentina ended 1–1 after extra time; the hosts edging out the Argentinians 4–2 on penalties to go through to the semifinals. Alemania - Argentina Mundial 2006 - Watch more Videos at Vodpod. 1990 Without doubt the worst game of football I've ever seen. The final between West Germany and [...]
World Cup classics: Northern Ireland 1 – 0 Spain (Spain 1982)
Espana '82 was particularly noted for some big giant killing acts, although this did little to actually eliminate any of the big guns. Group 5 was probably the most spectacular, with Honduras holding hosts Spain to a 1–1 draw, followed by unfancied Northern Ireland winning the group outright, eliminating Yugoslavia and beating Spain 1–0 on its [...]
Astonishing comebacks #4: Bayer Uerdingen 7 – 5 Dynamo Dresden
The chances are you don’t know that much about KFC Uerdingen 05, a German club in the Uerdingen district Krefeld, in the footballing hotbed of North Rhine-Westphalia. These days the club is well and truly mired in the sixth tier of German football, although this one time Bundesliga side enjoyed great successes in the 1980s. After wallowing [...]
How to take a cheeky penalty (and how not to)
Johan Cruyff on how to do it... Cruyff penalty - Watch more Videos at Vodpod. A couple of poncy French gits on how not to... The Pires-Henry Penalty - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
Maradona’s Tottenham debut, May 1986
Osvaldo César Ardiles was a legendary figure even before he turned up in English football. In 1978, the UK relaxed its antiquated rules that practically barred foreigners from obtaining work in the country. As a result, after the 1978 World Cup Ardiles was one of the groundbreaking few who made the move to England, to play for Tottenham, where he [...]
When Turkey were really crap: England 8-0 Turkey (14th October, 1987)
Frankly too much info about this game can be found here. This is a newspaper cutting taken from the Yorkshire Post by me when I was 14.
Panini Legends #15: Brazil’s first ever opponents
OK, this one is a real challenge. This is the lower division team photo from 1981 for a team whose greatest claim to fame is having been the Brazil national team’s first ever opposition. Team X made their historic tour of South America in 1914, during which time they played 8 matches against teams in Argentina and Brazil. As I said, the [...]
How good was Tomas Brolin?
In the early 1990s Per Tomas Brolin was the golden boy of Swedish football. When he played his first match when he was just six years old at Forssåtunet, and often played on teams with older players. In one match he scored 15 goals and was noticed by "Buster", a popular football comics magazine. His first professional match was for Näsvikens in [...]
When football programs were crap: The 1988 Charity Shield
OK, even in the 1980s this can't have seemed like a good idea. Has a picture of King Kenny ever looked less like him? How about that effort at recreating John Fashanu? This is grotesque.
