‘The 1990s’ Archives
Retrospective: Graham Taylor’s England (1990–1993)
Act One: The 1992 European Championship When Graham Taylor took over the top job in English Football from the late great Bobby Robson (you might argue about the validity of that statement these days, but 20 years ago this was the top job) many complained that he was doing so without ever having won a major trophy - even though he had taken [...]
World Cup classics: Bulgaria 2-1 Germany (1994)
1994 was a groundbreaking World Cup in many ways. The defending champions West Germany were united with their East German counterparts, representing the unified Germany for the first time since the 1938 World Cup. As a result of the strong performances by African teams in 1990, Africa was given three spots for the first time, with Nigeria joining [...]
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 [...]
Astonishing comebacks #1: Port Vale 4 – 4 QPR (1996-97)
Port Vale canter into a 4 - 0 lead in the first half. A comical Vale own goal ignites the fightback...
Panini Legends #16: Geordie dream team
Way back in 1995–96, Newcastle were among the upcoming forces in the exciting, unpredictable Premier League, having rebuilt during the summer of 1995 with the signing of Mr. Y (centre) and Mr. Z among others. The club came very close to winning the Premier League that season, and were at one time 12 points ahead of nearest rivals Manchester [...]
Italia ’90: The horror final
Welcome to all arriving here from Kerrydale Street. On 7th July, 1990 Italy and England played out an open, attacking game of beautiful football for the right to claim third place in the World Cup, with Roberto Baggio and star of the tournament Toto Schillaci scoring to give the hosts a deserved 2–1 win and the bronze medal. All in all, [...]
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 [...]
David Ginola in all his glory
David Ginola was renowned for having a magical touch on the ball and an ability to get past players from any position on the field and then going on to score a goal. His ability to do this was shown in games for Tottenham and Newcastle, with his most memorable goal coming in Newcastle's stunning 5–0 win over Premier League giants Manchester [...]
When football programs were crap: The 1992 FA Cup final
Another game involving Liverpool, another horrific program design. This rotten effort could only have come from the early '90s, a time when people actually looked back on the '80s as being a fashion disaster. The great thing about this particular match was that it convinced people that Graeme Souness was doing a good job at Liverpool, thus giving [...]
