‘The 2000s’ Archives
Andrei Arshavin’s professional debut… against Bradford City
Брэдфорд 0 - 3 Зенит I was at this match and Bradford got absolutely mullered. Брэдфорд were lucky to get nil, I can tell you.
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 #3: Spurs 3 – 4 Man City (2003-04)
Tottenham again raced into a 3 - 0 half time lead, again with Ziege grabbing the third just before half time. What happened in the second half of this FA Cup classic?
Astonishing comebacks #2: Spurs 3 – 5 Man Utd (2001-02)
Tottenham totally outplayed a woeful Man Utd in the first half, with Dean Richards putting Spurs ahead with a debut goal before Les Ferdinand's clinical finish and Christian Ziege's diving header made it 3-0 to the hosts. After what must have been a rousing team talk, Man Utd came storming back after the break, scoring through Andy Cole, Laurent [...]
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.
John Terry on ‘leadership’
Words fail me. John Terry on Leadership- Watch more Sports Videos at Vodpod.
Matches of the decade: Wolfsburg 5 – 1 Bayern Munich (2009)
Wolfsburg surprised everyone, including themselves, in claiming the league title in football's last great league championship, thanks in no small part to having Europe's most lethal strike partnership in Grafite and Dzeko. The intrigue of the Champions League does not lie in exhibitionistic display of all that money can buy. Perfection cannot [...]
Matches of the decade: Real Madrid 2 – 6 Barcelona (2009)
As sound a pummeling as Madrid are ever likely to suffer. Real Madrid's pursuit was for nothing. Even 17 victories in 18 unbeaten matches were not enough; in the 19th match, Barcelona, the last side to beat Real, arrived at the Bernabéu and beat them again. Destroyed them, in fact. It was not just that Barcelona's 6-2 victory, secured with two [...]
A decade with Bolton Wanderers
I don't blog about Bolton very often for the obvious reason that they're Bolton. To make up for it, enjoy the best of the last 10 years... Bolton Wanderers Top 10 Team Goals Of The Decade Bolton Wanderers Top 10 Team Goals Of The Decade- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Bolton Wanderers Top 10 Skill Goals Of The Decade [...]
Matches of the decade: Fenerbahçe 6 – 0 Galatasaray (2002)
Ariel Ortega's finest hour and a half, in Turkey anyway. How a war didn't start I'll never know. Fenerbahçe had won the league in 2001, denying Galatasaray a fifth consecutive title in the process. They followed up the next season with a runners-up place behind Galatasaray under coach Werner Lorant. The 2002-03 season, however, did not go so well [...]
