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Mascots
  • Ameriko - Colombia Copa America (2001)
  • Angus the Bull (Aberdeen)
  • Benelucky - Belgium/Netherlands Euro Championships (2000)
  • Bernie - West Germany Euro Championships (1988)
  • Bertie Bee (Burnley)
  • Bodger (Wycombe Wanderers)
  • Boomer (Port Vale)
  • Bubbles (West Ham United)
  • Buzzbee (Brentford)
  • Captain Blade (Sheffield United)
  • Captain Canary (Norwich City)
  • Captain Gas (Bristol Rovers)
  • Chaddy the Owl (Oldham Athletic)
  • Chasqui - Peru Copa America (2004)
  • Choclito - Ecuador Copa America (1993)
  • Ciao - Italy World Cup (1990)
  • City Gent (Bradford City)
  • Cyril & Cybil Swan (Swansea City)
  • Donny (Doncaster Rovers)
  • Elvis J. Eel (Southend United)
  • Footix - France World Cup (1998)
  • Fred the Red (Manchester United)
  • Frogmore (Portsmouth)
  • Gardelito - Argentina Copa America (1987)
  • Gauchito - Argentina World Cup (1978)
  • Goliath - England Euro Championships (1996)
  • Guaky - Venezuela Copa America (2007)
  • Guaso - Chile Copa America (1991)
  • Gully Seagull (Brighton)
  • Gunnersaurus (Arsenal)
  • Hammerhead (West Ham United)
  • Harry Hatter (Luton Town)
  • Harry Hornet (Watford)
  • JJ & B (Wigan Athletic)
  • Jolly Green Giant (Yeovil Town)
  • Juanito - Mexico World Cup (1970)
  • Kinas - Portugal Euro Championships (2004)
  • Lofty Lion (Bolton Wanderers)
  • Mighty Mariner (Grimsby Town)
  • Moonchester (Manchester City)
  • Mr Q (Darlington)
  • Naranjito - Spain World Cup (1982)
  • Olly the Ox (Oxford United)
  • Peno - France Euro Championships (1984)
  • Pete & Alice Eagle (Crystal Palace)
  • Pilgrim Pete (Plymouth Argyle)
  • Pinocchio - Italy Euro Championships (1980)
  • Pique - Mexico World Cup (1986)
  • Poacher the Imp (Lincoln City)
  • Pottermuss (Stoke City)
  • Rabbit - Sweden Euro Championships (1992)
  • Rammie (Derby County)
  • Rover (Tranmere Rovers)
  • Sammy Shrimp (Southend United)
  • Sammy Stag (Mansfield Town)
  • Sherwood (Nottingham Forest)
  • Sky Blue Sam (Coventry City)
  • Stryker - USA World Cup (1994)
  • Swifty (Walsall)
  • Tagua - Paraguay Copa America (1999)
  • Tangolero - Argentina Copa America (2011)
  • Tatu - Bolivia Copa America (1997)
  • Theo (Leyton Orient)
  • Tico -Brazil Copa America (1989)
  • VTip & Tap -West Germany World Cup (1974)
  • Torito - Uruguay Copa America (1995)
  • Wolfie (Wolves) fights the 3 Little Pigs at Bristol City (1998)
  • World Cup Willy - England World Cup (1966)
  • Yorkie (York City)
  • Zakumi - South Africa World Cup (2010)
  • Zampa (Millwall)
Players/Teams/Managers
  • Andrei Kanchelskis of Rangers stands on the ball (1999)
  • Abel Xavier of Liverpool (2002-03)
  • Alexi Lalas of the United States (1991-98)
  • Andrea Pirlo of Juventus (2011-
  • Attilio Lombardo of Sampdoria (1989-95)
  • Bill Shankly, Liverpool manager (1959-74)
  • Brian Clough, Nottingham Forest manager (1975-93)
  • Brian Kilcline of Coventry City (1984-91)
  • British & German troops call truce & play football (1914)
  • Bruce Grobbelaar’s legs goes to jelly (1984)
  • Carlos Valderrama of Colombia (1985-1998)
  • Celtic players do their pre-match ‘huddle’ (1995 onwards)
  • Chris Powell, Charlton Athletic manager (2011-
  • Cristiano Ronaldo in his familiar free kick pose
  • David Beckham’s career timeline (1995-2013)
  • Diego Maradona takes on Belgium (1982)
  • Edgar Davids of Netherlands (1994-05)
  • Euesbio of Portugal (1963-71)
  • Fatty Foulke, Sheffield United’s 330lb goalkeeper (1894-05)
  • Franck Ribery of France (2006-
  • Gary Lineker eating his favourite brand of crisps
  • Gary Lineker mouths to the bench as Gazza is booked (1990)
  • George Berry of Wolves (1976-82)
  • George Best of Man United (1963-74)
  • Gianfranco Zola signs for Ruud Guillt’s Chelsea (1996)
  • Gordon Banks saves from Pele’s header (1970)
  • Harry Redknapp, Spurs manager (2008-12)
  • Henrik Larsson of Celtic (1997-04)
  • Hulk of Porto (2008-12)
  • Johan Cruyff introduces the world to the ‘Cruyff turn’ (1974)
  • Jong Tae-Se of N. Korea crys at the National Anthem (2010)
  • Jorge Campos, Mexico’s goalkeeper (1991-04)
  • Julian ‘Terminator’ Dicks of West Ham (1988-93) & (1994-99)
  • Lev Yashin, Soviet Union’s legendary goalkeeper (1954-67)
  • Malcolm Allison, Man City manager (1972-73) & (1979-80)
  • Martin Jol, Fulham manager (2011-
  • Matthew Le Tissier says goodbye to The Dell (2001)
  • Mesut Ozil of Werder Bremen (2008-10)
  • Mick McCarthy, Wolves manager (2006-12)
  • Paul Breitner of West Germany (1971-82)
  • Pele & Bobby Moore swap shirts (1970)
  • Peter Schmeichal of Man United (1991-99)
  • Pippo Inzaghi after playing his last game for AC Milan (2012)
  • Raul of Real Madrid (1994-10)
  • Rene Higuita performs the ‘scorpion kick’ (1995)
  • Roberto Mancini, Man City manager (2009-
  • Ronaldinho of AC Milan (2008-10)
  • Ronaldo of Brazil (1994-11)
  • Rory Delap‘s long throw-in for Stoke City (2007-13)
  • Rustu Recber, Turkey goalkeeper (1994-12)
  • Sam Allardyce, Bolton Wanderers manager (1999-07)
  • Sheffield FC, the world’s oldest football team (1857)
  • Sir Alex Ferguson, Man United manager (1986-
  • Sir Matt Busby, Man United manager (1945-69)
  • Socrates of Brazil (1979-86)
  • Sven Goran Eriksson, England manager (2001-06)
  • Taribo West of Nigeria (1994-02)
  • Tom Finney of Preston North End (1946-60)
  • Toto Schillaci of Italy (1990-91)
  • Trifon Ivanov of Bulgaria (1988-98)
Famous Fans & Recognisable Faces
  • Alf Garnett, 1960’s television personality & West Ham fan
  • Chelsea Pensioners at Stamford Bridge
  • Dalai Lama is presented with a Bradford City shirt (2013)
  • Delia Smith attempts to whip up the Norwich crowd (2005)
  • Dutch fan dressed as a red indian
  • Elton John crys as Watford reach the FA Cup Final (1984)
  • Elton John playing the piano to raise funds for Watford (1974)
  • Five year old Mikey Wilson giving the finger (2002)
  • Ginger bearded Middlesbrough fan
  • Ivan Bogdanov, Serbia’s notorious hooligan
  • John Westwood, Portsmouth’s fan with the bell
  • Ken Bailey, England’s mascot
  • Ken Bates, former Chelsea & Leeds United Chairman
  • Lee Jobber, Leicester City’s tattooed fan
  • Liam Gallagher celebrates Man City beat Man United (2012)
  • Nelson Mandela with the World Cup (2010)
  • Noel Gallagher & Serge Pizzorno do the FA Cup draw (2010)
  • Pete Sampara, Liverpool’s ‘Badge Man’
  • Pierluigi Collina, the iconic Italian referee
  • Rod Stewart crys with joy as Celtic beat Barcelona (2012)
  • Roman Abramovich, Chelsea’s billionaire owner
  • Russell Brand, comedian & West Ham fan
  • Sheikh Mansour, Manchester City’s owner
  • ‘Tango man’, Sheffield Wednesday fan Paul Gregory
  • The ‘Geordie Dancer’, Newcastle United fan David Johnson
  • The ‘Mackem Mover’, Sunderland fan Stephen Turner
  • The seven Man United Sikhs
  • Victoria Beckham, David’s wife
Disasters, Tributes & Memorials
  • Accra Stadium Disaster Memorial, where 127 died (2001)
  • Andres Escobar after scoring an own goal (1994)
  • Billy Sharp displays a memorial shirt for his son (2011)
  • Gary Speed shirt tribute (2011)
  • Ivan Kaviedes wears Otilino ‘Spiderman’ Tenorio‘s mask (2006)
  • Two children pay tribute to the Hillsborough Disaster (2012)
  • Heysel Disaster Memorial, where 39 Juventus fans died (1985)
  • Hillsborough Disaster claims 96 Liverpool fans lives (1989)
  • Marc-Vivien Foe tribute by his Cameroon team mates (2003)
  • Munich Air Disaster clock, where 23 died (1958)
  • Phil O’Donnell Flag tribute at Parkhead (2007)
  • Piermario Morosini tribute t-shirt (2012)
  • Pray for Muamba t-shirt, worn by Gary Cahill (2012)
  • Puerta 12 sign, where 75 Boca fans died in a crush (1968)
  • Remember Ibrox? Warning sign after 66 died in a crush (1971)
  • Valley Parade Fire Memorial, where 56 died (1985)
  • ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ floral tribute (1989)
Funny Old Game
  • Arrigo Brovedani, the lone Udinese fan (2012)
  • A couple of Astronauts at the Holland vs Italy game (2013)
  • A Mexican waving (1986)
  • A Shrek doll dressed as Wayne Rooney (2009)
  • Anderson’s name is spelt incorrectly on his shirt (2012)
  • A Scotland fan sits on the Wembley crossbar (1977)
  • A Subbuteo player
  • Boris Johnson spear tackles Maurizio Gaudino (2006)
  • Bristol City stage a half-time Chimps tea party (1976)
  • Burnley mascot Bertie Bee tackles a streaker (2002)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo on a beach holiday! (2009)
  • Demba Ba & Venegoor of Hesselink compare name sizes
  • Diana Ross misses a penalty (1994)
  • Groundsman forgets to put in the corner flags (1974)
  • Hartlepool fans dress as smurfs (2012)
  • Hartlepool fans stage a mock hanging of a monkey
  • Joey Barton sends another tweet!
  • Kevin Keegan’s interview rant (1996)
  • Laurent Blanc kisses Fabian Barthez’s head (1998)
  • Liverpool‘s ‘Spice Boys’ wear cream suits before the FA Cup Final (1996)
  • Luton’s Steve Foster’s headband falls over his eyes (1988)
  • Manuel Friedrich of Bayer Leverkusen sings into a megaphone with the fans (2011)
  • Mario Balotelli wears his ‘glove’ hat (2010)
  • Michael Jackson statue is unveiled by Fulham owner Mohammed Al Fayed (2011)
  • Oldham Athletic fan Tony ‘Hulk Hogan’ Feeley (2013)
  • Paul Gascoigne of Lazio burps into a microphone (1993)
  • Paul Gascoigne with his plastic breasts (1990)
  • Robbie Blake shows ‘Bad beats Bob’ on his underpants (2009)
  • Romania’s squad all bleach their hair at the World Cup (1998)
  • Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid drops the Copa Del Rey trophy (2011)
  • Swansea City fans dress as Elvis Presley (2012)
  • Team of Kuntz from Baddiel & Skinner’s ‘3 Lions ’98’ Music Video (1998)
  • Werder Bremen fans taunt Hamburg with a giant paper ball (2009)
  • Zinedine Zidane is sick before taking a last minute penalty against England (2004)
Famous Celebrations
  • A drug fuelled Diego Maradona screams into a camera (1994)
  • Alan Shearer performs his trademark arm raised celebration
  • Arsenal’s Charlie George after scoring in extra time of the FA Cup Final (1971)
  • Asa Hartford & Helen ‘The Bell’ Turner parade the League Cup Trophy (1976)
  • Bebeto ‘rocks the cradle’ to celebrate the birth of his son (1994)
  • Billy Bonds gives double goalscorer Alan Taylor a hug (1975)
  • Brandi Chastain of the United States strips down to her sports bra (1999)
  • Brian Laudrup strikes a pose for Denmark (1998)
  • Cardiff City fans do the ‘Ayatollah’
  • Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring against the Czech Republic (2012)
  • Danny Graham displays his ‘Table Tennis Champion’ vest (2011)
  • Danny Graham does his ‘Geordie Shore’ celebration (2012)
  • David Pleat skips across the pitch as Luton avoid relegation (1983)
  • Demba Ba & Papiss Cisse of Newcastle United kneel in prayer (2012)
  • Dennis Bergkamp can hardly believe the goal he has just scored (1998)
  • Didier Drogba & Petr Cech celebrate winning the Champions League (2012)
  • Eric Cantona spins on the goalpost stanchion following his nine month ban (1995)
  • Fabrizio Ravanelli of Middlesbrough ‘shirt over head’ celebration (1996-97)
  • Facundo Sava of Fulham puts on his Zorro mask (2002-04)
  • Ferenc Puskas & Alfredo Di Stefano of Real Madrid embrace (1960)
  • Frank Lampard points to the sky in memory of his mother (2008)
  • Gareth Bale does his trademark ‘heart’ sign
  • Gary Neville kisses Man United teammate Paul Scholes (2010)
  • Goalkeeper Jimmy Glass scores a last minute winner to keep Carlisle up (1999)
  • Ian Wright breaks the Arsenal goalscoring record (1997)
  • Icelandic team FC Stajrnan’s ‘catching a fish’ celebration (2010)
  • Jason Lee responds to the ‘pineapple head’ taunts (1996)
  • Jimmy Bullard’s team-talk celebration (2009)
  • Johnny Byrne of West Ham parades round Wembley with a giant hammer (1966)
  • Jose Mourinho runs onto the Nou Camp pitch (2010)
  • Jose Semedo of Sheffield Wednesday prays (2012)
  • Jurgen Klinsmann performs his ‘dive’ celebration (1994)
  • Kaka reveals his ‘I Belong to Jesus’ vest (2007)
  • Kevin Nolan does the ‘Funky Chicken’
  • Lionel Messi ‘points to the sky’ in memory of his grandmother
  • Manchester City fans do the ‘Poznan’ (2010 onwards)
  • Marco Tardelli of Italy’s passionate scream (1982)
  • Mario Balotelli reveals his ‘Why Always Me?’ t-shirt (2011)
  • Mario Balotelli takes his shirt off and poses (2012)
  • Mario Kempes of Argentina runs through the ticker-tape (1978)
  • Matej Vydra of Watford scores his 20th goal of the season (2013)
  • Mick Channon & David Peach of Southampton with the FA Cup (1976)
  • Michael Owen celebrates after his wonder goal against Argentina (1998)
  • Nani of Man United executes his trademark somersault celebration
  • Nicklas Bendtner of Denmark reveals a sponsor on his underpants (2012)
  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrates his last minute goal (1999)
  • Paul Gascoigne pretends to play the flute in the Old Firm derby (2005)
  • Paul Gascoigne & Teddy Sheringham perform the ‘Dentist’s Chair’ (1996)
  • Paul Merson of Arsenal pretends to drink beer (1993)
  • Pele is held aloft by Jairzinho after Brazil win the World Cup (1970)
  • Peter Crouch does the ‘robot’ after scoring for England (2006)
  • Robbie Fowler displays his support for the Liverpool dockers (1997)
  • Robbie Keane performs his trademark cartwheel celebration
  • Roger Milla of Cameroon dances with the corner flag (1990)
  • Ronnie Radford of Hereford celebrates his goal vs Newcastle (1972)
  • Ryan Giggs removes his shirt after scoring against Arsenal (1999)
  • Scott Brown celebrates in front of El-Hadji Diouf (2011)
  • Sergio Aguero after winning the league with the last kick of the season (2012)
  • Steven Gerrard kisses a cameraman’s lens at Old Trafford (2009)
  • Steve Morrow falls off Tony Adams shoulders, breaking his arm (1993)
  • Stuart Pearce penalty shoot-out redemption against Spain (1996)
  • Swansea City’s Spaniards hold up ‘Espana’ t-shirts (2012)
  • Temuri Ketsbaia goes into a rage after scoring for Newcastle (1998)
  • Thierry Henry reveals a ‘For the West Indies’ shirt after scoring (2001)
  • Tim Cahill of Everton shadow boxes with the corner flag
  • Wayne Rooney reveals ‘Once a Blue, Always a Blue’ t-shirt (2002)
  • Wayne Rooney’s sitting down celebration at Chelsea (2011)
Champions, Winners & Awards
  • Alan Shearer & Chris Sutton of Blackburn with the Premier League trophy (1995)
  • Alessandro Del Piero of Juventus lifts the Scudetto in his last home match (2012)
  • Allan Neilsen of Spurs with the Man of the Match & League Cup trophy (1999)
  • Billy McNeill of Celtic lifts the European Cup (1967)
  • Billy Wright of Wolves with the FA Cup (1949)
  • Bobby Robson, Ipswich Town’s manager, lifts the UEFA Cup (1981)
  • Brendan Rodgers, Swansea’s manager, lifts the Championship Play-Off trophy (2011)
  • Brian Laudrup of Denmark lifts the European Championship trophy (1992)
  • Dennis Mortimer of Aston Villa lifts the European Cup (1982)
  • Franco Baresi of AC Milan lifts the European Cup (1989)
  • Gerd Muller of Bayern Munich with the Golden Shoe (1972)
  • Hibernian manager John Collins with the Scottish League Cup (2007)
  • John McGovern of Nottingham Forest lifts the European Cup (1980)
  • Kanu of Portsmouth with the FA Cup (2008)
  • Kenny Dalglish & Ian Rush of Liverpool with the FA Cup (1986)
  • Lawrie Sanchez & Dave Beasant of Wimbledon with the FA Cup (1988)
  • Lionel Messi with his third Balon D’Or title (2011)
  • Michel Platini of France lifts the European Championship trophy (1984)
  • Michael Thomas & David Rocastle of Arsenal with the First Division trophy (1989)
  • Nat Lofthouse of Bolton Wanderers with the FA Cup (1958)
  • Ricky Villa of Spurs with the FA Cup (1981)
  • Ruud Gullit of Holland lifts the European Championship trophy (1988)
  • Stanley Matthews of Blackpool with the FA Cup (1953)
  • Steve Gerrard & Rafa Benitez of Liverpool with the European Cup (2005)
  • Theo Zagorakis of Greece lifts the European Championship trophy (2004)
  • Willie Miller of Aberdeen lifts the European Cup Winners Cup (1983)
Sick as a Parrot
  • Arsene Wenger is sent to the stands at Old Trafford (2008)
  • Chris Waddle in consoled by Lothar Matthaus after his penalty miss (1990)
  • England boss Steve McClaren watches England lost to Croatia (2007)
  • Graham Taylor during England’s match against Poland (1992)
  • Paul Gascoigne in tears as England exit the World Cup (1990)
  • Jose Mourinho indicates to Chelsea fans to keep their ‘chins up’ (2007)
  • Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan slumps in the dugout (1996)
  • Roberto Baggio after missing a penalty in the World Cup Final (1994)
  • Sammy Kuffour curls up as Bayern Munich lose the European Cup (1999)
Music
  • Chas & Dave sing ‘Ossie’s Dream’ with Spurs (1981)
  • Gazza records ‘Fog on the Tyne’ (1990)
  • John Barnes performs the ‘Anfield Rap’ (1988)
  • Pavarotti sings ‘Nessun Dorma’ (Italia 1990)
  • ‘Vindaloo’ Music Video by Fat Les (1998)
  • Vuvuzelas at the South Africa World Cup (2010)
  • Waddle & Hoddle sing ‘Diamond Lights’ (1987)
Football on the Big Screen
  • Monk from Mean Machine (2001)
  • Pele’s Overhead Kick in Escape to Victory (1981)
  • Sylvester Stallone’s penalty save in Escape to Victory (1981)
  • Vinnie Jones in Mean Machine (2001)
Football on the Small Screen
  • ‘Accrington Stanley’ milk commercial (1989)
  • Alan Hansen on Match of the Day (1995)
  • Andy Ansah ‘Unbelievable Tekkers’ (Soccer am)
  • Chris Kamara (Soccer Saturday)
  • Des Lynam (Grandstand)
  • Footballer from early 90‘s computer game
  • Frankie Fryer (Soccer am)
  • Frank Skinner & David Baddiel (Fantasy Football)
  • Galvao Bueno, Brazil’s famous Commentator
  • Gareth Southgate hides his face in a pizza advert (1996)
  • Hayley McQueen (Sky Sport News)
  • Helen Chamberlain & Matt Rushden (Soccer am)
  • Ian St John & Jimmy Greaves (Saint & Greavsie)
  • Jeff Stelling (Soccer Saturday)
  • John Motson (Match of the Day)
  • Kenneth Wolstenholme, BBC commentator (1966)
  • Luther Blissett Stand sign (Soccer am)
  • Referee Battenburg (Soccer am)
  • Rocket (Soccer am)
  • Robbie Savage dancing on Strictly Come Dancing (2011)
  • Save Chip (Soccer am)
  • Serge from Kasabian celebrates his goal on Soccer am (2007)
  • Smiffy coaches England on Comic Relief (2009)
  • Statto (Fantasy Football)
  • Jim White & Natalie Sawyer (Sky Sports News)
  • Tubes (Soccer am)
World Cup Winners/Presentations
  • Uruguay lift World Cup (1930)
  • Italy lift World Cup (1934)
  • Italy Handshake Presentation (1938)
  • Uruguay lift World Cup (1950)
  • West Germany (1954)
  • Brazil parade the host Sweden’s flag (1958)
  • Brazil lift World Cup (1962)
  • England lift World Cup (1966)
  • Brazil lift World Cup (1970)
  • West Germany lift World Cup (1974)
  • Argentina lift World Cup (1978)
  • Italy lift World Cup (1982)
  • Argentina lift World Cup (1986)
  • West Germany lift World Cup (1990)
  • Brazil lift World Cup (1994)
  • France lift World Cup (1998)
  • Brazil lift World Cup (2002)
  • Italy lift World Cup (2006)
  • Spain lift World Cup (2010)
Banners, Gates & Signs
  • Carlos Tevez holds up a ‘RIP Fergie’ sign (2012)
  • ...‘when you’ve won 18’ banner - Liverpool fans (1994)
  • ...‘nuke Manchester’ banner - Liverpool fans (2003)
  • ‘Football 1 Racism 0’ banner - Man City fan (2012)
  • ‘Go Home Fraud’ banner - LA Galaxy fans (2009)
  • ‘Hibbert Scores we Riot’ banner - Everton fans (2012)
  • No to Sheikh banner - Ajax fans (2012)
  • ‘No Totti, No Party’ banner - Roma fan (2010)
  • ‘Old Trafford Champions Section’ - Arsenal fans (2002)
  • ‘Save Bangura’ - Watford fans (2007)
  • Shankly Gates at Anfield, Liverpool
  • Sir Matt Busby road sign at Old Trafford, Manchester
  • ‘This is Anfield’ tunnel sign at Anfield, Liverpool
  • ‘War could not Kill Football’ sign - Iraq fans (2007)
  • ‘We don’t do Walking Away’ banner - Rangers fans (2012)
  • ‘Welcome to Paradise’ - Celtic fans
  • ‘Wellcome to the Hell’ banner - Galatasaray fan (1993)
  • ‘We’re not really here’ banner - Man City fans
  • Workmen clean the Tottenham cockerel (1934)
  • ...‘we’ve won 18…we’re back’ banner - Man United (2009)
  • ‘£62!! When will it Stop?’ banner - Man City fans (2013)
  • ‘34 Years’ banner - Man United fans (2010)
Pitch Invaders, Intruders & Foreign Objects
  • Actor Mark Bowden performs as a streaker for a sportswear commercial (2003)
  • Anfield Cat (2012)
  • A Chesterfield fan in a wheelchair is pushed off the pitch
  • after coming onto the Saltergate pitch (2010)
  • A Pig’s head is thrown at Luis Figo during ‘El Clasico’ (2002)
  • Billie the white horse at the FA Cup Final (1923)
  • Celery thrown on the pitch by Chelsea fans
  • Esteban Alvarado kicks a pitch invader (2011)
  • Ewood Park Chicken (2012)
  • Highbury Squirrel (2006)
  • Jimmy Greaves captures a stray dog (1962)
  • Jimmy Jump attempts to put a Barretina on the World Cup (2010)
  • Mark Roberts, the serial streaker (2002)
  • Owl eats a rat during a Colombia International (2011)
  • Parachutist Ben Cannon crash lands at Turf Moor (2008)
  • Parkhead Fox (1994)
  • Pickles the dog finds the Jules Rimet trophy (1966)
Goals, Goals, Goals
  • Carlos Tevez scores to keeps West Ham up (2007)
  • David Beckham scores a last minute free-kick (2001)
  • David Seaman is lobbed by Ronaldinho (2002)
  • Denis Law’s backheel against Man United (1974)
  • Geoff Hurst scores his second World Cup Final goal (1966)
  • Lloyd Doyley of Watford scores his first ever goal (2009)
  • Nick Wright’s overhead kick in the Play-Off Final (1999)
  • Pepe Reina concedes the ‘beach ball’ goal (2009)
  • Thierry Henry handballs the ball into the net (2009)
  • Tony Yeboah hits a 30 yard screamer for Leeds (1995)
  • Trevor Sinclair scores a spectacular bicycle kick (1997)
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores a 30 yard overhead kick (2012)
Injuries & Foul Play
  • Ben Thatcher forearm smashes Portsmouth’s Pedro Mendes (2006)
  • David Beckham displays his cut eyebrow given to him by Sir Alex Ferguson (2003)
  • David Busst of Coventry City suffers an horrific leg break (1996)
  • Franz Beckenbauer of West Germany plays on with a dislocated shoulder (1970)
  • Gary Mabbutt wears a mask to protect a fractured cheekbone (1994)
  • Gordon Banks in hospital after getting crashing his car (1972)
  • John Terry of Chelsea is kicked in the face by Arsenal’s Abou Diaby (2007)
  • Nigel De Jong kicks Xabi Alonso in the World Cup Final (2010)
  • Oliver Kahn of Bayern Munich bites the face of Dortmund’s Heiko Herrlich (1999)
  • Paul Ince gets a bloody head while playing for England (1997)
  • Paul Gascoigne fouls Gary Charles, severely damaging his own knee (1991)
  • Paulo Diogo rips off his finger after catching his wedding ring in a fence (2004)
  • Pierre Issa is dumped off his stretcher after getting injured playing for Watford (2001)
  • Rio Ferdinand is confronted by a fan during Manchester derby (2012)
  • Roy Keane intentionally injures Alf Inge Haaland in the Manchester derby (2001)
  • Terry Butcher gets a bloody head while playing for England (1990)
  • Wayne Rooney receives a nasty gash on his leg (2012)
  • West German ‘keeper Harald Schumacher knocks out France’s Patrick Battiston (1982)
  • Wimbledon’s Vinnie Jones squeezes Paul Gascoigne’s privates! (1988)
  • Zinedine Zidane headbutts Italy’s Marco Materazzi in the World Cup Final (2006)
  • Zvonimir Boban kicks a policeman during tensions in Yugoslavia (1990)
Controversy
  • Alf Ramsey refuses to let his players exchange shirts with Argentina (1966)
  • Andy Gray & Richard Keys poke fun at female linesman Sian Massey (2011)
  • An effigy of David Beckham is hung outside a pub after his sending off (1998)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo winks after helping get Wayne Rooney sent off (2006)
  • David Beckham kicks out at Argentina’s Diego Simeone (1998)
  • David Mackay of Spurs threatens Leeds United’s Billy Bremner (1966)
  • Dida gets hit on the head by a flare during the Milan derby (2005)
  • Diego Maradona uses the ‘Hand of God’ to score against England (1986)
  • Dutchman Frank Rijkaard spits on West Germany’s Rudi Voller (1990)
  • Duncan Ferguson of Everton throttles Spurs’ Steffan Freund (2004)
  • Eden Hazard kicks the ball from under Swansea City ballboy Charlie Morgan (2013)
  • Emmanuel Adebayor of Man City celebrates in front of Arsenal fans (2009)
  • England players give the Nazi salute in Berlin (1938)
  • Eric Cantona ‘kung-fu’ kicks abusive Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons (1995)
  • George Best of Northern Ireland knocks the ball out of Gordon Banks hands (1971)
  • Galatasaray coach Graeme Souness plants a flag in the Fenerbahce pitch (1996)
  • Genarro Gattuso of AC Milan & Spurs coach Joe Jordan go head to head (2011)
  • John Barnes kicks away a banana during the Merseyside derby (1988)
  • Jose Mourinho pokes Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova in the eye (2011)
  • Kevin Keegan fights with Billy Bremner during the Charity Shield (1974)
  • Kieron Dyer & Lee Bowyer fighting despite being both playing for Newcastle (2005)
  • Lee Hughes angers Wolves fans with a shirt in support of West Brom (2010)
  • Linesman Tofiq Bahramov decides Geoff Hurst’s second goal crossed the line (1966)
  • Luis Suarez of Uruguay intentionally handles the ball on the line against Ghana (2010)
  • Luis Suarez refuses to shake the hand of Man United’s Patrice Evra (2012)
  • Man United players surround referee Andy D’Urso (2000)
  • Marco Materazzi & Rui Costa watch as crowd trouble halts the Milan derby (2005)
  • Martin Keown taunts Ruud van Nistelrooy after he misses a penalty (2003)
  • Liverpool fan Phil Gannon makes a ‘monkey’ gesture (2012)
  • Paolo Di Canio of Lazio does the fascist salute during the Rome derby (2004)
  • Rivaldo of Brazil clutches his face, despite the ball hitting his leg (2002)
  • Sepp Blatter presents Qatar with the 2022 World Cup (2010)
  • Sheffield Wednesday’s Paolo Di Canio pushes referee Paul Alcock (1998)
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