1-The First Time an Italian Serie A match was televised was on February 5, 1950 for the match between Juventus and AC Milan (1 to 7 AC Milan win). The commentator was Carlo Bacarelli.
(AC Milan squad during the first ever televised match, February 5, 1950, Juventus 1-AC Milan 7)
2- The First Time that a goalkeeper was ever sent off World Cup History was when Italy’s Gianluca Pagluica was ordered off during their match vs. Norway on June 23, 1994 at East Rutherford, New Jersey (1 to 0 Italy win) .
He was sent off for fouling Oyvind Leonhardsen as the last man. Italy used three substitutes for the first time ever in World Cup History.
(Gianluca Pagliuca, March 23, 1994, Germany 2-Italy 1)
3- The First Time that a son played in the World Cup Finals after his father was during the 1970 World Cup, on May 31, 1970, when Mexico’s José Vantolrá lined up vs. USSR (Scoreless tie).
His father, Martin Ventolra, played for Spain during the 1934 World Cup match vs. Italy on June 1, 1934 (1 to 0 Italy win).
During the Spanish Civil War, he had emigrated to Mexico, where his son was born. They are also the only father and son combination from different countries.
By the way the first father and son to represent the same nation were Roger and Patrice Rio of France.
Roger played for France vs. Austria on May 27, 1934 at Turin (3 to 2 Austria win) and Patrice played v.s Italy on June 2, 1978 at Mar Del Plata (2 to 1 Italy win).
4- The First Time that a player was sent off in a Final of a World Cup was during the 1990 World Cup Final match between Argentina and West Germany on July 8, 1990 (1 to 0 West Germany win).
Argentina’s Pedro Damian Monzón had come on as a substitute in the second half when he was sent off in the 63rd minute.
He was followed by teammate Gustavo Abel Dezotti, 23 minutes later.
(Pedro Damian Monzón being sent off, July 8, 1990, World Cup, West Germany 1-Argentina 0)
5- The First Time that a player missed three penalty kicks in the same match was when Argentina’s Martin Palermo missed all his 3 attempts on July 4, 1999, during the Copa America macth vs. Colombia (0 to 3 Colombia win).
By the time the third penalty kick was awarded, Argentine Manager Marcelo Bielsa had been sent off. He had instructed Roberto Ayala to take the penalty kick, but his instructions sent by mobile phone did not go through.
Tributes: Mario Esteves Coluna(August 6, 1935-February 25, 2014)
Phillipe Mahut(March 4, 1956-February 8, 2014)
Over a month after Eusebio, another Benfica and Portugal Legend, Mario Coluna has passed away. RIP.
Also in the beginning of this month, former French defender Phillipe Mahut passed away. RIP
Unless you followed French soccer in the early 1980s you most probably would not be familiar with Mahut.
He was a defender who made his name at FC Metz and was part of France’s 1982 World Cup squad. He only earned 9 caps from 1981 to 1983. He was mostly regarded as a defensive cover option by Michel Hidalgo.
Articles:
(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, November 1963 / English, By Jorge Rivera)
(Magazine / Language : Calcio 2000, Issue 18, April 1999 / Italian )
(Book / Language : 100 Melhores do Futebol Portugues, Vol II, Author Rui Dias, 2002 / Portuguese)
Peru’s Luis Reyna would probably not be remembered today, were it not for his brutal treatment of Maradona during Peru and Argentina’s World Cup Qualifying clashes on June 23, 1985 (0 to 1 Peru win) and June 30, 1985 (2 to 2 tie).
Reyna’s handling of Maradona was similar to Italian Claudio Gentile’s during the 1982 World Cup.
Photo from: Mondial, new series, issue 65, August 1985
(Luis Reyna and Diego Maradona)
2- Gerard Houllier and David Ginola
In France’s crucial World Cup Qualifier on November 17, 1993 vs. Bulgaria (1 to loss Bulgaria win), with the match tied in the dying seconds, France had a free kick on the left side, David Ginola over hit a cross and gave the ball away to Bulgarians who scored through Emil Kostadinov on a breakaway in the last seconds and eliminated France.
Afterwards France Manager Gerard Houllier publicly blamed Ginola for giving the ball away and causing France’s elimination on his own.
He even said that France ‘were stabbed in the back’ by this action.
In 2011, Ginola sued Houllier for slander when he made disparaging remarks about him for the incident, but the lawsuit was dismissed.
Photo from: Les Bleus,le livre Officiel de L'equipe de France, Author Dominique Grimault
(David Ginola walking off dejected after the loss, November 17, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, France 1-Bulgaria 2)
3- Andy Cole and Teddy Sheringham
Despite being teammates for a number of years, England and and Manchester United strikers did not speak to one another.
The incident that caused the rift was during Any Cole’s debut for the English National Team on March 29, 1995 at Wembley in a friendly vs. Uruguay (scoreless tie.)
In the 71st minute, Andy Cole replaced Teddy Sheringham, and as Sheringham was walking off Cole extended his arm, but Sheringham ignored him and did not wish him good luck or anything of the sort.
Upon taking over as Uruguay National Manager in 1991, Luis Cubilla had criticized the foreign based players for Uruguay’s failure in 1990 World Cup.
He had even excluded midfielder Ruben Pereira from the 1991 Copa America squad as soon as he joined an Italian club.
The leading foreign based players ,that included Ruben Sosa, Enzo Francescolli, Daniel Fonseca and Carlos Aguilera in effect boycotted the national team.
With the results not improving, finally in the summer of 1993, Luis Cubilla was forced to make peace with the leading players in time for the 1993 World Cup Qualifiers in July-August.
Despite their return Uruguay did not qualify for the World Cup and Cubilla resigned.
(Ruben Sosa, September 17, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Uruguay 2-Bolivia 0)
5- Fernando Redondo and Daniel Passarella
Upon taking over as Argentina Manager had insisted on all National team players to have short hair.
Newspapers reported that Fernando Redondo was excluded because he refused to cut his long hair.
Passarella said that Redondo’s exclusion was based upon his insistence on only playing in central midfield, refusing to do it on the left side.
Nevertheless, efforts were made to include him.
On January 22, 1997, Fernando Redondo rejected the opportunity to play for Argentina and on n February 22, 1997 , Fernando Redondo announced his decision not to play for the national team while Passarella was in charge.
Others thought his refusal to play under Passarella was because of the style and mentality of Passarella’s tactics.
East German defector Norbert Nachtweih would most certainly have gained caps had it not been for international rules that impeded International selection for defectors.
He joined Eintracht Frankfurt upon his defection in 1976 and with them won the UEFA Cup in 1981.
He joined powerhouse Bayern Munich and admirably performed for seven seasons as a defender and midfielder and won four Bundesliga titles.
In the Late 1970s, clubs such as FC Nantes and AS Saint Etienne dominated French soccer.
Clubs whose success relied upon a successful youth set up of detection and promotion.
Bordeaux was a modest team that regularly finished in mid table.
It was on August 1st, 1978, that former club Treasurer and Vice President Claude Bez became President of Bordeaux, following Jean Roureau’s resignation.
Bez had the ambition to make Bordeaux a force to be reckoned with at home and abroad.
He sought to build a team around long serving standard-bearer Alain Giresse.
However, in the initial stages there were no funds available, therefore Bez made a specialty of signing end of contract players to avoid paying transfer fees.
Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 18, September 1981
(Alain Giresse)
For his first full season as President (1978/79), with Argentinean Luis Carniglia as Manager, he signed goalkeeper Christian Delachet, Francis Meynieu, Andre Guesdan, Eric Boucher, George van Straelen, Mansilo Vukotic, Phillipe Redon and Nambatingue Toko.
These were all solid players, though clearly not the star quality that would be acquired in the years to come.
The team finished in tenth place for this first season.
For the following season (1979/80), the signings were more ambitious. They included defenders such as future International Jean-Christophe Thouvenel and Daniel Tallineau.
Also arriving were Felix Lacuesta, Omar Sahnoun, the Argentine Juan Domingo Cabrera and strikers such as Bernard Blacquart and Internationals Bernard Lacombe, Albert Gemmerich and Gerard Soler.
Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 55, October 1984
(Bernard Lacombe vs. Athletic Bilbao in the First Round of Champions Cup, 1984/85)
Belgian manager Raymond Goethals replaced Luis Carniglia after 13 matches.
The team finished at sixth place, with these quality imports, and was in touching distance of a UEFA Cup place.
From the beginning Bez and his Technical Director Didier Couecou had tried to convince Bordeaux Mayor Jacques Chaban-Delmas, that financial help would be required to take Bordeaux to the next level.
For the (1980/81) season, more impressive signings were made as the Municipality of Bordeaux subsidized Six Million Francs.
International defenders Marius Tresor and Francois Bracci arrived from OM and Strasbourg.
Tough battling midfielder Rene Girard and Jean Fernandez arrived from Nimes and OM respectively to strengthen a much improving side.
More importantly future World Cup winning manager Aime Jacquet arrived from Olympique Lyonnais to take charge.
The team finished in the third place and earned UEFA Cup qualification.
In this successful season, Alain Giresse also fought his way back into the National team.
For the following season (1981/82), Bez was already eyeing the League title and once again the Municipality subsidized Four Million Francs for transfers.
International midfielder Jean Tigana arrived from Olympique Lyonnais, joining up with his former Manager Jacquet from Lyon.
Yugoslav goalkeeper Dragan Pantelic arrived from Radnicki Nis along with Algerian defender Nourdine Kourichi, midfielder Antoine Martinez and striker Mario Relmy rounding out the signings.
Despite challenging for the title up to near the end, the team finished in fourth place and was eliminated from the UEFA Cup by SV Hamburg in the Second Round after eliminating Iceland’s Vikingur in the First Round.
The lowest point of the season was the sending off Pantelic towards the end of the season that led to a one-year suspension after he was accused of kicking one of the linesmen. To protest this decision, for the final match of the season vs. Nantes, Claude Bez forced captain Alain Giresse to play as goalkeeper, replaced after an hour by Marius Tresor. The final score of (0-6) was no surprise.
Several Bordeaux players earned spots in France’s 1982 World Cup squad that finished fourth.
These included France’s Star of the tournament Alain Giresse, as well as Marius Tresor, Jean Tigana, Bernard Lacombe, Gerard Soler and Rene Girard.
With the collapse of Saint Etienne due to the ‘La Caisse Noire’ Financial scandal, Bordeaux was increasingly laying claim as France’s top team.
For the (1982/83) season, once again the Municipality kicked in Six Million Francs for team strengthening.
The new signings included goalkeeper Richard Ruffier from Nimes, a necessity after Pantelic’s lengthy suspension.
Though it was an unsuccessful signing as eventually Christian Delachet reclaimed the goalkeeping position.
Others included former International defenders Leonard Specht and Raymond Domenech from Strasbourg and Paris St Germain.
West German midfielder Caspar Memering arrived from SV Hamburg, along with West German striker Dieter Muller from VfB Stuttgart.
Michel Audrain arrived from Angers as a striking option.
Bordeaux finished a distant second to an excellent Nantes side, but were clearly regarded as the team of the future as well as the most spending.
In the UEFA Cup, Bordeaux were once again eliminated in the Third Round by Universitatea Craiova after eliminating Carl Zeiss Jena and Hajduk Split and in exciting encounters.
For the following season (1983/84), Bordeaux made their intent clear by signing defender/midfielder Thierry Tusseau from Nantes.
Signing a key player from the recent Champions was a very symbolic act, as it showed they were the top dogs that even the Champions could not hold onto their best assets.
Veteran International defender Patrick Battiston arrived to strengthen the defense leaving the sinking ship at Saint Etienne.
Bernard Zenier arrived from Nancy as an extra attacking option.
In contrast to the previous seasons these new reinforcements came free, as their contracts had expired.
Bordeaux were neck to neck with AS Monaco through the entire season, but finally triumphed in the League only due to goal difference.
This League title was Bordeaux’s first since 1950.
(Bordeaux Champions of France, May 2, 1984, Rennes 0-Bordeaux 2)
Alain Giresse, Bernard Lacombe, Jean Tigana and Thierry Tusseau were also members of the France National Team that triumphed in the UEFA European Championships at the end of the season on home soil.
While defender Jean-Christophe Thouvenel participated in the victorious Los Angeles Olympics.
In the UEFA Cup Bordeaux had been disappointing, they were overpowered and eliminated by East Germany’s Lokomotiv Leipzig in the First Round (2-3 and 0-4 losses).
Now firmly established as the dominant force in France, Bordeaux entered their first Champions Cup with a stronger and more experienced squad.
For the following season (1984/85), former International goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy arrived from Strasbourg.
Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 60, March 1985
(Aime Jacquet and Dominique Dropsy)
After offloading the disappointing Caspar Memering, Bordeaux signed the Portuguese midfielder Fernando Chalana from Benfica after he had starred in the recent European Championships.
Unfortunately his time at Bordeaux would be wrecked by series of injuries and he never had the desired impact.
Bordeaux once again triumphed in the League and this time with more ease than the previous season, despite some resistance by Nantes.
In the Champions Cup, Bordeaux showed its newfound confidence and experience by eliminating Spain’s Athletic Bilbao and Romania’s Dinamo Bucharest in difficult First and Second Round ties.
For the Quarterfinals, they were paired with USSR’s Dnipropetrovsk. Though Bordeaux were favored this time, the ties were once again hard fought. The first leg at home ended in a one-to-one tie with Dieter Muller even missing a penalty kick.
(JeanTigana , Patrick battiston and Alain Giresse, 1984/85)
The second leg seemed daunting, specially after Bordeaux fell behind early in the match, however, they showed their resilience by fighting their way back and scoring through a free kick by Tusseau.
Bordeaux went through on a penalty kick shoot-out with Chalana scoring the decider.
In the semifinals Bordeaux were paired with Michel Platini’s Juventus and this was one hurdle too many, as Juventus displayed its far more extensive experience in the European stage by comprehensively defeating Bordeaux (3-0) in Turin with Platini in inspired form by assisting on the first two goals and scoring the third one himself.
Two weeks later, Bordeaux gained some honor and consolation by defeating Juventus (2-0) at home, however, it was clear that despite some progress Bordeaux was perhaps not yet ready for European triumph.
(Bordeaux squad, France Champions 1984/85, Top Row, left to right: Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, Gernot Rohr, Patrick Battiston, Leonard Specht, Thierry Tusseau, Laurent Lassagne, Bruno Gimenez, Middle Row, left to right: Bernard Michelena (technical staff), Christian Delachet, Jean Tigana, Joel Lopez, Rene Girard, Bruno Lippini, Dominique Dropsy, Aime Jacquet, Bottom Row, left to right: Hassan Hanini, Fernando Chalana, Bernard Lacombe, Alain Giresse, Dieter Muller, Michel Audrain, Antoine Martinez)
For the (1985/86) season, West Germany’s Dieter Muller departed after three successful seasons and replaced with fellow West German Uwe Reinders of Werder Bremen.
Young promising players such as midfielder Pascal Malbeaux from Rouen and striker Marc Pascal from Olympique Marseille also arrived.
The backbone of the squad remained intact.
With Lacombe and Giresse showing signs of age, Bordeaux finished in third place behind Champions Paris St Germain and Nantes.
Their Champions Cup experience was a fiasco as Fenerbahce eliminated them in the First Round, despite having high hopes after the previous season’s exploits.
This Bordeaux squad reached its nadir by losing to Monaco by a lopsided score of 0 to 9 on January 18, 1986.
However, Bordeaux did manage to win the French cup at the expense of Olympique Marseille and salvage a somewhat disappointing season.
(Alain Roche, November 9, 1988, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 1-Ujpesti Dozsa 0)
For the following season (1986/87), Bez tried to rejuvenate the side by signing young International midfielders Jean-Marc Ferreri and Phillipe Vercruysse from Auxerre and RC Lens respectively.
Young International striker Jose Toure was also signed from Nantes.
Yugoslavia’s Vujovic Twins, defender Zoran and striker Zlatko arrived from Hajduk Split.
These signings marginalized the position of older players such as Specht, Lacombe and Reinders.
Alain Giresse saw the writing on the wall with the double signing of Ferreri and Vercruysse and joined Bernard Tapie’s revolution at Olympique Marseille.
This move deeply angered Bez as Giresse had given his word that he would remain at Bordeaux for one more season and would have repercussions during the course of the season.
Bernard Tapie’s takeover at OM had also triggered a new era, as Bez would now have to compete on the transfer market with the equally ambitious Tapie and OM.
Despite the two teams being neck to neck for a majority of the season, Bordeaux broke free towards the end and not only won the League title but also retained the French Cup by defeating their archrivals OM in the Final.
Bordeaux’s midseason acquisition of young striker Phillipe Fargeon had made the difference as he went on a scoring spree.
(Presidents Claude Bez and Berbard Tapie leading out their teams, June 10, 1987, French Cup, Bordeaux 2-OM 0)
A very negative incident that occurred during the season was when OM played at Bordeaux on April 11, 1987 for what was Alain Giresse’s first match back at Bordeaux.
Claude Bez wanted to use the occasion to settle his scores with Giresse. He made sure that the Match Programme had no mention of Giresse in it and a question mark was placed on the journal under where his name and photo would have appeared.
During the match itself, tough West German defender Gernot Rohr was given the task of brutally marking him. So bad was his treatment that Rohr was sent off along with OM’s Bade after a nasty foul on Giresse in the 22nd minute led to an altercation between Rohr and Bade.
Bez went on to say that Giresse will always be a great player but his human qualities leave a lot to be desired.
In the Cup Winners Cup, Bordeaux defeated Ireland’s Waterford, Benfica and Torpedo Moscow to meet East Germany’s Lokomotiv Leipzig in the semifinals.
Each team won (1-0) away from home and this close contest was decided with Leipzig getting through narrowly on a penalty kick shoot-out.
(Bordeaux squad, Double Winners 1986/87, June 10, 1987, French Cup, Bordeaux 2-OM 0)
For the following season (1987/88), many ageing players departed after years of solid service. Patrick Battiston joined AS Monaco; Specht returned to Strasbourg, Chalana returned to Portugal, while Bernard Lacombe retired.
Defenders Eric Pean and Didier Senac joined from Lille And RC Lens respectively.
International midfielder Dominique Bijotat arrived from AS Monaco.
Bordeaux finished as runner-ups that season behind Arsene Wenger’s AS Monaco bolstered by the arrivals of English pair of Mark Hateley and Glenn Hoddle.
In the Champions Cup, Bordeaux eliminated Dinamo Berlin and Lillestroem in the first rounds to be paired up with PSV Eindhoven in the Quarterfinals.
Bordeaux were eliminated on the away goals rule after tying (1-1) at home and a scoreless tie in Eindhoven.
The following season (1988/89) proved to be Bordeaux’s worst season in a decade.
Jose Toure, Rene Girard, Dominique Bijotat, Philippe Fargeon and Zlatko Vujovic were all offloaded to be replaced by Dominique Thomas (Lille), Eric Dewilder (RC Lens), Bernard Genghini (OM) and Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse).
Belgian midfielder Enzo Scifo arrived on loan from Internazionale Milano and English striker Clive Allen arrived from Tottenham.
(Enzo Scifo, December 7, 1988, UEFA Cup, Napoli 0-Bordeaux 0)
Early in the season, Claude Bez was involved with the French National team when he acted behind the scenes to organize the ousting of National Team manager of Henri Michel after France’s World Cup Qualifier at Cyprus ended as a tie and jeopardized the World Cup Qualification.
A role was created solely for him, as he became the superintendent of the National team. He was responsible in appointing Michel Platini as new National team Manager.
Their League form was simply disastrous, as the new recruits were mostly disappointing, and Aime Jacquet paid the price and was sacked in February 11, 1989 with the team in a perilous position.
Didier Couecou acted as interim Manager for the remainder of the season.
The team finished in a disgraceful 13th position and failed to qualify for Europe for the first time in nearly a decade.
The midseason signings of Danish midfielder Jesper Olsen from Manchester United and striker Eric Cantona from Olympique Marseille (on loan) did not improve matters.
The only positive aspects of the seasons were the debuts of future stars Bixente Lizarazu and Christophe Dugarry.
In the UEFA Cup, Bordeaux reached the Third Round after eliminating Dnipropetrovsk and Ujpesti Dozsa. In the third Round they were paired with Diego Maradona’s Napoli and were eliminated after losing at home (0-1) and a scoreless tie away.
By the new year it was becoming apparent that their was a lack of revenue at Bordeaux and Bez decided to cut funding from all the other sports to concentrate the funds solely on the Football team.
A shift of power seemed to be taking place when Bernard Tapie’s Olympique Marseille clinched the domestic double that season and were openly making a bid to land Europe’s top prize for the coming future.
For the following season (1989/90), with no European Football to generate extra revenue, the team was in dire financial straits and many key players had to be offloaded.
Alain Roche and Jean Tigana were sold to recent double winners Olympique Marseille.
Foreign players Zoran Vujovic, Enzo Scifo and Clive Allen were all offloaded.
Veteran Belgian Manager Raymond Goethals was back for a second stint to steady the ship.
Cameroon goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell arrived from Toulon along with former defender Patrick Battiston returning after two seasons with AS Monaco.
Jean-Luc Dogon, William Ayache and West German veteran Manfred Kaltz came on board as defensive reinforcements.
Kaltz left as soon as the season started due to foreign player restrictions and joined Mulhouse.
New midfielders Frederic Meyrieu and Internationals Bernard Pardo and Jean-Philippe Durand were signed from OM, Toulon and Toulouse respectively.
West German striker Klaus Allofs arrived from OM along with veteran Dutch striker Piet Den Boer from Belgian side Mechelen.
These new signings clicked well and Bordeaux were League leaders for much of the season.
They were eventually overtaken near the end of the season by defending Champions Olympique Marseille.
But worse news was the fact it was discovered that the club 300 Million francs to creditors.
The following season (1990/91) was the last of the Bez era as the team collapsed amid the scandals.
Jesper Olsen, Klaus Allofs, Pardo, Den Boer and Meyrieu departed to be replaced with Belgian midfielder Patrick Vervoort (Anderlecht), Dutch striker Wim Kieft (PSV Eindhoven), Icelandic striker Arnor Gudjohnsen (Anderlecht), Pascal Plancques (Brest), Racing Paris’ duo of Hakim Ben Mabrouk and Jean-Pierre Bade and Didier Deschamps on loan from OM.
The mediocre season started with Goethals being sacked early in the season, to be replaced first on an interim basis by former defender, the West German Gernot Rohr and eventually by former Olympique Marseille Manager Gerard Gili.
In the UEFA Cup after eliminating Glenavon and Magdeburg, Bordeaux were completely overpowered by AS Roma in the third round by losing (0-5) away and (0-2) at home.
(Jean-Marc Ferreri, December 12, 1990, UEFA Cup, Bordeaux 0-AS Roma 2)
On October 30, 1990, Bez admitted that he had in the past offered prostitutes to referees for European Cup matches.
On November 26, 1990, Claude Bez resigned after a 12 year Presidency under the weight of the debt.
Bordeaux finished off the season in 10th position, but due to its massive debt, was forcibly relegated to the second division.
Alain Affelou became the new President with the task of rebuilding.
In the following years Claude Bez was investigated for laundering money from player transfers among other charges.
On March 22, 1994, Bez was sentenced to a 2 years prison sentence (one year suspended) and a fine of 2 million Francs, after it was discovered the club had laundered money from local collectors to renovate the Haillan team headquarters.
Claude Bez passed away on January 26, 1999 after a heart attack aged 58.
By the time he passed away, there were still many potential lawsuits on the horizon.
He was credited for building a team that could rival the best in Europe as well as generating revenue for teams from Television. Up to the 1980s clubs did not receive any money from Television, as the airwaves were free. Bez was instrumental in making sure that for covering home matches Television stations paid money and the rest of the teams benefited.
Despite his achievements on and off the field, his abrasive manner and the scandals overshadowed his legacy, as he became synonymous as symbol of the excesses and frauds of French soccer of the late 1980s.
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(Holland squad, Top, left to right:Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers, Nicolaas ‘Johnny’ Rep, Hubertus Jozef Margaretha ‘Huub’ Stevens, Hugo Harmanus Hovenkamp, Ernestus Wilhelmus Johannes ‘Ernie’ Brandts, Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol, Bottom, left to right:Huibertus Johannes Nicolaas ‘Ben’ Wijnstekers, Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius ‘Wim’ Jansen, Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof , Simon Melkianus Tahamata, Cornelis 'Kees' Kist , October 17, 1979, EC Qualifier, Holland 1-Poland 1)
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(France squad, Top, left to right:Dominique Baratelli , Jean Djorkaeff , Marius Tresor, Claude Quittet, Henri Michel, Jean-Paul Rostagni, Bottom, left to right: Bernard Blanchet, Jean-Michel Larque, Hervé Revelli, Michel Mezy, Georges Bereta , June 11, 1972, Brazil Independence Cup, France 5-Concacaf XI 0)
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(France squad, Top, left to right:Robert Budzynski, Georges Carnus, Jean Djorkaeff , Bernard Bosquier, André Chorda, Jean-Claude Suaudeuau, Bottom, left to right: Georges Lech, Jacques Simon, Philippe Gondet, Hervé Revelli, Gérard Hausser , September 28, 1966, Hungary 4-France 2)
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(England squad, Top, left to right:Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore, Robert Charlton, Alan James Ball, Alan Patrick Mullery, Francis Henry Lee, Gordon Banks, Terence Cooper, Geoffrey Charles Hurst, Keith Robert Newton, Brian Leslie Labone, Martin Stanford Peters, June 2, 1970, World Cup, England 1-Romania 0)
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(England squad, Top, left to right:Ramon ‘Ray’ Wilson, James Peter Greaves, Peter Phillip Bonetti, Norbert ‘Nobby’ Peter Stiles, Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore, John Michael Connelly, Bottom, left to right: Alan James Ball, John ‘Jack’ Charlton, George Richard Eastham, Geoffrey Charles Hurst, George Reginald Cohen, July 3, 1966, Denmark 0-England 2)
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(Denmark squad, Top, left to right:Soren Lerby, Preben Elkjaer-Larsen, Michael Laudrup, Soren Busk, Ole Rasmussen, Bottom, left to right: Allan Simonsen, Ivan Nielsen, Jens Jorn Bertelesen, Klaus Berggreen, Morten Olsen, Ole Qvist , May 16, 1984, Czechoslovakia 1-Denmark 0)
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(Denmark squad, Top, left to right:Per Røntved, Birger Jensen, Ole Bjørnmose, Jan Højland, Henning Munk Jensen , Johnny Hansen, , Bottom, left to right: Flemming Ahlberg, Flemming Lund, Heino Hansen, Ove Flindt Bjerg, Allan Simonsen , May 1, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Denmark 1-Poland 2)
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(Colombia squad, Top, left to right:Wilmer Cabrera, Jorge Bermudez, Ivan Ramiro Cordoba, Hernan Gaviria, Oscar Cordoba, Freddy Rincon, Bottom, left to right: Wilson Perez, Antony De Avila, Mauricio Serna, Victor Hugo Aristizabal, Carlos Valderrama , November 16, 1997, World Cup Qualifier, Argentina 1-Colombia 1)
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(Colombia squad, Top, left to right:Gabriel Jaime Gómez, Leonel Alvarez, Andres Escobar, Luis Carlos Perea, Carlos Mario Hoyos, Rene Higuita, Bottom, left to right: Bernardo Redín, Wilson Pérez, Arnoldo Iguarán, Sergio Angulo, Carlos Valderrama, July 9, 1989, Copa America, Colombia 1-Peru 1)
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(Ajax Amsterdam squad, 1981, Top, left to right: Dick Schoenaker, Piet Schrijvers, Wim Meutschge, Frank Arnesen, Henning Jensen, Ruud Krol , Bottom, left to right: Tscheu La Ling, Piet Wijnberg, Peter Boeve, Simon Tahamata, Soren Lerby )
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(Manchester United squad, Top, left to right: Peter Schmeichel , Teddy Sheringham, Nicky Butt, Henning Berg, Gary Pallister, Andy Cole, Bottom, left to right: Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Dennis Irwin, David Beckham, Gary Neville , November 5, 1997, Champions League, Feyenoord 1-Manchester United 3)
Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat
(Czechoslovakia squad, Top, left to right:Jozef Chovanec, Jan Stejskal, Miroslav Kadlec, William Hyravy, Jan Kocian, Lubomir Luhový, Vladimir Weiss, Lubomir Moravcík, Jiri Nemec, Vaclav Danek, Vaclav Nemecek, April 4, 1990, Czechoslovakia 0-Egypt 1)
(Denmark squad, Top, left to right: Morten Olsen, Trols Rasmussen, Klaus Berggreen, Soren Busk, Michael Laudrup, John Sivebak, Ivan Nielsen, Soren Lerby, Jesper Olsen, Jan Molby, Preben Elkjaer, November 13, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Republic of Ireland 1-Denmark 4)
(Italy squad, Top, left to right:Franco Causio, Francesco Rocca, Dino Zoff, Romeo Benetti, Moreno Roggi, Francesco Graziani ,Bottom, left to right: Giancarlo Antognoni, Marco Tardelli, Giacinto Facchetti, Eraldo Pecci, Paolino Pulici , June 5, 1976, Italy 4-Romania 2)
Photo From: Bialo Czerwoni 1921-2001, Author Andrzej Gowarzewski
(Poland squad, Top, left to right: Kazimierz Polok, Józef Gałeczka, Eugeniusz Faber, Roman Bazan, Antoni Nieroba, Jerzy Musiałek, Włodzimierz Śpiewak, Stanisław Oślizło, Bernard Blaut, Konrad Kornek, Lucjan Brychczy , June 2, 1963, Poland 1-Romania 1)
Photo From: Ireland on the Ball, Author: Donal Cullen
(Republic of Ireland squad, Top, left to right: Peter Desmond Farrell, Cornelius Joseph ‘Con’ Martin, Francis ‘Frank’ O'Farrell, John Thomas Gavin, Joseph Frederick ‘Robin’ Lawler, Thomas Joseph Eglinton, Arthur Gerard Fitzsimons, F.Jack Fitzgerald, Daniel Christopher ‘Don’ Donovan, Patrick Ambrose, James Anthony O'Neill , May 1, 1955, Republic of Ireland 1- Holland 0)
Photo From: år med Svensk Fotboll 1904-84, Author Glanell Thomas red
(Sweden squad, Top, left to right: Ragnar Gustavsson, Ernst Andersson, Knut Hansson, Sven Jonasson, Fritz Berg, Gunnar Jansson, Bottom, left to right: Roger Carlsson, Nils Rosén, Axel Ohlsson, Otto Andersson, Sven Andersson , September 23, 1934, Sweden 3-Latvia 1)
(Uruguay squad, Top, left to right: Jorge Germán Pacheco, José Vanzzino, Cayetano Saporiti, Gregorio Rodríguez, Manuel Varela , Alfredo Foglino, Ramón Platero (Coach), Bottom, left to right: José Pérez , Héctor Scarone, Angel Romano, Carlos Scarone, Pascual Somma , October 14, 1917, Southamerican Championship, Uruguay 1-Argentina 0)
(Saint Etienne squad, 1981/82, Top, left to right: Gerard Janvion, Jean-Louis Zanon, Phillipe Millot, Patrick Battiston, Thierry Oleksiak, Christian Lopez, Jean Castaneda, Bottom, left to right: Johnny Rep, Laurent Roussey, Michel Platini, Benny Nielsen)
(Kaiserslautern squad, 1980/81, Top, left to right: Werner Melzer, Wolfgang Wolf, Friedhelm Funkel, Lutz Eigendorf, Reinhard Meier, Hans-Peter Briegel , Middle, left to right: Karl-Heinz Feldkamp (Manager), Hans-Gunter Neues, Reiner Geye, Axel Brummer, Ronnie Hellstroem, Jorn Kaminke, Michael Dusek, Hannes Bongartz, Loch (Masseuse) , Bottom, left to right: Johannes Riedl, Michael Schuhmacher, Peter Schwartz, Armin Reichel, Josef Stabel, Josef Pirrung, Benny Wendt, Erhard Hofeditz)
(Nottingham Forest squad, 1978/79, Top, left to right: Ian Bowyer, Viv Anderson, Tony Woodcock, Kenny Burns , Middle, left to right: Gordon (Coach), Frank Clark, Larry Lloyd, Chris Woods, Peter Shilton, Colin Barrett, Brian Clough (Manager) , Bottom, left to right: Peter White, David Needham, John McGovern, Martin O’Neill, John Robertson)
(West Germany squad, Top, left to right: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (missing from picture), Harald Anton ‘Toni’ Schumacher, Gerhard Strack, Hans-Peter Briegel, Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler, Bernd Förster, Johnny Otten,Pierre Littbarski, Hans Peter ‘Hansi’ Müller, Karlheinz Förster, Stefan Engels, March 30,. 1983, EC Qualifier, Albania 1-West Germany 2)
Photo From: Mondial, New series, Issue 95, February 1988
(Flamengo squad, Top, left to right: Leandro, Ze Carlos, Andrade, Edinho, Leonardo, Jorginho , Bottom, left to right: Bebeto, Renato, Ailton, Zico, Zinho, December 13, 1987, Brazil Championship Final, Flamengo 1-Internacional 0)
Photo From: Mondial, New series, Issue 17, August 1981
(Brazil squad, Top, left to right: Antonio Carlos ‘Toninho Cerezo’, ’Edevaldo’ de Freitas, José ‘Oscar’ Bernardi , Luiz Carlos Ferreira‘Luizinho’, ‘Paulo Sérgio’de Oliveira Lima, Leovegildo Lins Gama‘Júnior’, Bottom, left to right: ’Paulo Isidoro’ de Jesus, ‘Sócrates’Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, José ‘Reinaldo’ de Lima, Artur Antunes Coimbra‘Zico’, ‘Éder’ Aleixo de Assis, May 15, 1981, France 1-Brazil 3)
(Koln squad, Bundesliga Champions, 1963/64, Top, left to right: Hans Schaefer, Fritz Ewert, Hans Sturm, Leo Wilden , Helmut Benthaus, Christian Muller, Karl-Heinz Thielen, Fritz Pott, Wolfgang Overath, Heinz Hornig, Anton Regh, Matthias Hemmersbach, Anton Schumacher, Wolfgang Weber)
(Bayern Munich, 1973/74, Top, left to right: Franz Beckenbauer, Conny Tortensson, Rainer Zobel, Georg Schwarzenbeck, Franz Roth, Gerd Muller, Paul Breitner, Uli Hoeness , Bottom, left to right: Hans-Josef Kappellmann, Bernd Durnberger, Sepp Maier, Johnny Hansen)
(Lazio squad, 1936/37, Top, left to right: Luigi Milano, Bruno Camolese, Luciano Ramella, Giuseppe Baldo, Maximilliano Faotto, Enrique Flamini , Bottom, left to right: Alfredo Monza, Giacomo Blason, Luigi Vettraino, Silvio Piola, Pisa)
(Holland squad, Top, left to right:Franklin Edmundo ‘Frank’ Rijkaard, Peter Jacobus van Vossen, Stanislaus Henricus Christina ‘Stan’ Valckx, Aron Mohamed Winter, Ronald Koeman, Eduard Franciscus ‘Ed’ de Goey , Bottom, left to right: Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp, Jan Jacobus Wouters, Marc Overmars, Robert ‘Rob’ Witschge, Wilhelmus Maria ‘Wim’ Jonk , July 9, 1994, World Cup, Brazil 3-Holland 2)
(Barcelona squad, 1988/89, Top, left to right: Andoni Zubizaretta, Miguel Soler, Julio Salinas, Francisco Carrasco, Julio Alberto, Jose Alexanco, Bottom, left to right: ‘Eusebio’ Sacristan, ??, ??, Roberto, Aitor Beguiristain)
(AS Monaco squad, Top, left to right: Bernard Mendy, Lilian Thuram, Jean-Luc Ettori, Claude Puel, Marcel Dib, Luc Sonor, Bottom, left to right: George Weah, Gerald Passi, Patrick Valery, Rui Barros, Youssouf Fofana, April 1, 1992, Cup Winners Cup, AS Monaco 1-Feyenoord 1)
(Benfica squad, 1987/ 88, Top, left to right: Carlos Pereira, Carlos Mozer, Dito, Mats Magnusson, Silvino, Alvaro, Bottom, left to right: Chiquinho, Rui Aguas, Elzo, Diamantino, Antonio Pacheco)
(Nantes squad, 1987/88, Top, left to right: David Marraud, Maurice Johnston, Marcel Desailly, Antoine Kombouare, Vincent Bracigliano, Phillipe Thys , Bottom, left to right: Jean-Pierre Bade, Phillipe Anziani, Fbaien Debotte, Loic Amisse, Frank Vercauteren)
(Anderlecht squad, 1982/83, Top, left to right: Martin Lippens (Assistant coach), Ludo Coeck, Hugo Broos, Walter de Greef, Michel de Groote, Dirk De Vriese, Beeckman (assistant), Morten Olsen, Alex Czerniatinski, Luka Peruzovic, Erwin vandenbergh, Paul van Himst (Manager) , Bottom, left to right: Tony Goossens, Frank Vercauteren, Henrik Andersen, Per Frimann, Didier Electeur, Kenneth Brylle, Juan Lozano, Wim Hofkens, Johnny van der zwan, Jacques Munaron )
(Saint Etienne in Second Division, February 16, 1985, Saint Etienne 1-OGC Nice 0, Top, left to right: Thierry Oleksiak, Eric Claveloux, Jean-Phillipe Primard, Didier Gilles, Patrice Ferri, Jean Castaneda , Bottom, left to right: Eric Bellus, Jean-Francois Daniel, Jean-Luc Ribar, Roger Milla, Gilles Peycelon )
Photo From: Mondial, New series, Issue 40, July 1983
(Argentina squad 1983, Top, left to right:Carlos Alberto Arregui, Ricardo Omar Giusti, Ricardo Alberto Gareca, Carlos Manuel Morete, Claudio Oscar Marangoni, Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri, Jose Luis Brown, Middle, left to right: Nery Alberto Pumpido, Julian Camino, Pedro Remigio Magallanes, Enzo Hector Trossero, Alejandro Sabella, Gabriel Humberto Calderon,Ubaldo Matildo Fillol ,Bottom, left to right: Oscar Alfredo Garre, Norberto Osvaldo Alonso, Julio Jorge Olarticoechea, Jorge Luis Burruchaga)
Photo From: Mondial, New series, Issue 24, March 1982
(Ghent squad, 1981/82, Top, left to right: Aad Koudijzer, Luc Criel, Boudwijn Braem, Guy Hanssens, Andre Laureyssen, Bottom, left to right: Rene Mucher, Kiyika Tokodi, Vermeersch, Tony Rombouts, Andre Raes, van Goethm)
(Manchester United squad, 1992/93, Top, left to right:Paul Parker, Mike Phelan, Peter Schmeichel, Lee Sharpe, Eric Cantona, ?, ?,Darren Ferguson, Dion Dublin, Clayton Blackmore, Alex Ferguson (Manager), Brian Kidd (Assistant), Bottom, left to right: Mark Hughes, Brian McClair, Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, Bryan Robson, Dennis Irwin, Andrei Kanchelskis, Ryan Giggs, Paul Ince )
(USA squad, Top, left to right: John Doyle, Desmond Armstrong, Roy Wegerle, Jeff Agoos, Michael Lapper, Tony Meola , Bottom, left to right: Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos, Eric Wynalda, Thomas Dooley, Fernando Clavijo, John Harkes , Bottom, left corner: Alexi Lalas, Ernie Stewart, Cobi Jones, June 9, 1993, US Cup, USA 2-England 0)
(Nacional Montevideo squad, 1980, Top, left to right:Rodolfo Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Blanco, Victor Esparrago, Washington Gonzalez, Daniel Enriquez, Joseph H. Moreira , Bottom, left to right: Alberto Bica, Denis Millar, Waldemar Victorino, Luzardo, Cesar Morales)
(Internazionale Milano (Ambrosiana-Inter) squad, 1929/30, Top, left to right: Giuseppe Viani, Luigi Allemandi, Umberto Visentin, Antonio Blasevich, Armando Castellazzi, Leopoldo Conti, Valentino Degani , Bottom, left to right: Pietro Serantoni, Enrico Rivolta, Giuseppe Meazza, Giovanni Bolzoni)
