‘Panini’ Archives
Panini legends #6: Football’s biggest bastard?
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So, is this man football's biggest bastard or a revolutionary? Whichever history judges him as, he will be remembered and every single club and player in the game has been affected by his actions. This midfielder won 20 caps for Belgium at youth level in the mid eighties but wasn’t able to hold down a regular place with his first club, Standard [...]
Panini legends #5: 80s afro Luton-style
Claude Gnapka looks to the heavens after scoring the goal that secured the Johnston's Paint Trophy for Luton Town - Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images You've had a couple of weekes free from the torment of guessing who the bloke in the olde Panini pic is, so it's about time you suffered a bit more. Today's star comes from the golden era of [...]
Panini legends #4: Mid 90s England international
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This is the mid-eighties guise of a defender finally given the nod for his full england debut in 1995. The Spandau Ballet reject look might throw you, so if you can't work it out, click here.
Panini legends #3: Massive beardy weirdy
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This hairy gentleman is no longer quite so hairy, if that's any kind of help. Seen here in his Paninitastic mid-80s heyday, this manager is currently doing quite well in Germany after experiencing somewhat mixed fortunes in England. Exhibit A: 1984 style Exhibit B: 1985 style (radically different from the previous year) As you can [...]
Panini legends #2: French porn star?
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Bet you wish your moustache was this bushy. This berk of a manager gave the following reason for his side getting knocked out of Euro 2008: The layout of the hotel was all wrong. It was in a kind of cul-de-sac with only one route in and out. Plus, there were no proper directives from the Swiss about gatherings of people watching us [...]
Panini legends #1: Lady’s man?
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Who never collected a Panini sticker album when they were a lad? Who, I ask you? Finishing one of the buggers was a different matter altogether, 1986 was the closest I ever got. Here we are then with the first in my series of challenges: name the player or manager in the pic from their embarassingly different yesteryear Panini image. First up we [...]
