At the Heysel Stadium in Brussels on the eighteenth of June 1972, West Germany lifted their
first major tournament trophy since the 1954 World Cup. Two years later, at the Olympic Stadium in
Munich, they lifted the World Cup. Yet it is sometimes said that the team of 1972 is more fondly
remembered than the team of two years later, and it is certainly fair to say that the road to these
twin victories was not without its problems.
A little over a decade ago, South Melbourne FC took part in the FIFA Club World Championship as
champions of Oceania, trying their luck in a group containing England's Manchester United, Brazil's
Vasco da Gama and Mexico's Nexaca. South Melbourne could then claim to be Australia's most
successful club, winners of four National Soccer League titles.
FIFA have released their nominations for the Puskas Award, which awards a prize to the best goal of
the year. Cristiano Ronaldo won the inaugural award in 2009, and last year's prize went to Hamit
Altintop. FIFA released a statement saying: Every goal has been chosen for its aesthetic quality
and the importance of the [.
Los primeros 30 inmortales del futbol ya duermen en el Salón de la Fama. Las viejas glorias
del futbol mexicano e internacional fueron investidas ayer durante una ceremonia realizada en el
Auditorio Gota de Plata.
Hugo Sánchez, Salvador Reyes, Antonio Carbajal, Carlos Reinoso, Héctor Hernández, Enrique Borja,
Miguel Marín, Raúl Cárdenas, Ignacio Trelles, Horacio Casarín, Guillermo Cañedo, Luis de la
Fuente, Jorge Campos, Evanivaldo Castro "Cabinho "y José Saturnino Cardozo son los primeros
inquilinos de este recinto, dedicado a homenajear a los astros del balompié.
Ducky's Note: Readers, please re-welcome Kiran Vr, a
United fan who takes his football very seriously. He's the editor-in-chief of Red Army
India, a blog for all things United and more. After a wonderfully insightful first
post for BFZ, Kiran is back with a wonderfully insightful, well, second
post.
24.08.2011 - Inaugurado el pasado
9 de julio (2011) en
Pachuca (Parque David
Ben Gurión, México), el
Salón de la Fama del Fútbol ya eligió la primera generación de
leyendas "investidas" que merecen forman parte.
Cuarenta periodistas mexicanos y extranjeros deliberaron (a puertas cerradas 16.
Tras su inauguración en Pachuca, México, el Salón de la Fama del Futbol Nacional e Internacional
tuvo este martes 16 de agosto su primer gran evento con la "Primera Selección de Investidos" que
reunió a grandes personalidades de los ámbitos futbolístico, periodístico y empresarial para
deliberar y seleccionar durante un lapso aproximado de 3 horas sobre los 30 futbolistas históricos
del futbol nacional e internacional que merecían ser reconocidos en esta primera generación.
The European Cup is the most prestigious club tournament in world football and in the last few
years, since its expansion into its current Champions League format, the tournament has become even
more honoured (if that's even possible!) with teams battling away every season to become part of
the rich history of the European Cup.
So, due to logistical issues, the book launch has been pushed back. Circle your calendars and
get ready for... t/b/a. Hopefully. This is my first time "producing" a book, so my rosy
and naive expectations have slowly given way to a slightly paranoid and pessimistic perspective. I
just may become a Liverpool fan because of it.
It has been over a year since I either experienced the first-ever cyberhaunting or fell
victim to an elaborate hoax by my readers. Or my younger brother. Or both. While open to
interpretation, the fact is as follows: Ferenc Puskas contacted me via a Ouija board to ask for,
ahem, a favor. Pandemonium ensued.
By Chris Wright
Cristiano Ronaldo's brace against Real Sociedad on Sunday evening saw him draw level with
Barcelona's Lionel Messi at the top of the La Liga scoring charts with 24 goals and also saw him
usurp the great Ferenc Puskas as the fastest Real Madrid player to reach 50 league goals.
In an absolutely proud night for FC Barcelona, Lionel Messi won the inaugral FIFA- Balon D'OR
World Player of the Year. The award was presented by Pep Guardiola . Everyone of us expected either
Xavi or Iniesta to pick it up this year, but have to admit that it finally went to the Best Player
in the World.
We at In The Stands almost spat out our cups
of tea upon reading quotes from renowed football agent Jorge Mendes claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo
is: "the greatest player in the history of football".
Yes, the ever-humble and down-to-earth agent of CR7 has gone on record and suggested
that, in addition to being the best player in the world at present, Portuguese and Real
Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is also the greatest player of all time!
We at In The Stands almost spat out our cups
of tea upon reading quotes from renowed football agent Jorge Mendes claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo
is: "the greatest player in the history of football".
Yes, the ever-humble and down-to-earth agent of CR7 has gone on record and suggested
that, in addition to being the best player in the world at present, Portuguese and Real
Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is also the greatest player of all time!
