Whate were the odds in the tournaments?
Hello, I have a question and that is related to the pre-tournament favorites of past euros and world cups. A good way to assess this are the odds of the bigger bookmakers. Does anyone an idea what they...
View ArticleClassic Images Thread
The great players have a certain 'silhouette', a certain posture as they handle the ball, run, score a goal. I think it would be nice to have a thread for such images, a thread capturing these classic...
View ArticleBooks on Football
I realise there is a 'soccer books' category in the actual books forum but thought it might be worth having a thread here (maybe there was an old one I can't locate) as well. I'm currently reading We...
View ArticleThe Did you know thread. Uselss, but fascinating trivia, facts and stories
The same thread worked well in the history forum, but when I started this thread here many years ago, it went nowhere. Let's try it again. Ferenc Puskas' real name was Ferenc Purczeld. I believed he...
View ArticleBest chance creators of each World Cup 1966-2010
Hello, This thread is for posting the best chance creators per 90 minutes of each World Cup, according to this website. http://www.optasports.com/ I applied two conditions: Only players with at least 5...
View ArticleNational Teams that shifted their first kit colour and why?
Zaire/Congo DR - from yellow/green to lightblue/red - reason: change of flag Ghana - from yellow to white - reason: ??? Israel - from lightblue to darkblue - reason: ??? Georgia - from red to white -...
View ArticleTop 100 Football Clubs of All-Time (World)
1. Real Madrid (Spain) 2. Juventus (Italy) 3. Barcelona (Spain) 4. Peñarol (Uruguay) 5. A.C. Milan (Italy) 6. Nacional (Uruguay) 7. River Plate (Argentina) 8. Bayern Munich (Germany) 9. Boca Juniors...
View ArticleTop 100 Football Nations of All-Time (World)
1. Brazil 2. Germany 3. Italy 4. Argentina 5. Uruguay 6. France 7. England 8. Spain 9. Netherlands 10. Sweden 11. Yugoslavia 12. Portugal 13. Belgium 14. Soviet Union 15. Denmark 16. Hungary 17....
View ArticleBrazil 1970 Formation?
Would anyone happen to the 1970 Braziliian team's formation (the team second only to the 1958 class/skill wise)? I thinking somewhere along the lines of: -----------------Felix------------------\...
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ID Help for 1933 Újpest FC (István Avar?)
Can anyone identify any of the footballers from this 1932 or 1933 pic of Újpest FC? Is István Avar in the pic? Thanks.
View ArticleWeight training in football?
Can anyone share with us when weight training was first introduced as a supplemental exercise for players? Perhaps some of you have read in biographies of players from the past that they used weights...
View ArticleNon-top tier clubs in international competitions.
I remember Birmingham City played Europa League when they were in the Football League Championship. Were there any other non-top tier clubs in international competitions?
View ArticleVarious stuff I found from the 40s - 60s
Some Brazilian player ranking dating back to 1942 (!) View attachment 146083
View ArticleA Soccer History Podcast
This feels kind of gross being that I'm an actual member of this community and all, but you are the more intellectual type of football fan and if there is any place online where this sort of material...
View ArticleAll-Time World Cup squads(realistic)
I am trying to create all-time realistic WC squads for Argentina, Brazil, Germany, England, France, Holland, Spain and Italy. I am trying to be as realistic as possible with the rosters and formations....
View Article1969-70 - British Team of the Season
The Top Eleven Players in Great Britain 1969-70 Rothmans Golden Boots Award Gordon Banks Stoke City & England, 22 votes Pelé stood unbelievingly, hands raised high. Then he lowered them to applaud....
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1994 World Cup, 25th Anniversary... Did you attend?
A couple of days ago the media made mention that it was 25th anniversary of the O.J. Simpson Bronco chase. Every time I see video of that day I only think of one thing: The 1994 World Cup.kicked off...
View Article1958 World Cup Best IX (by Dr. Friedebert Becker, 1958)
These are the Best XIs Dr. Friedebert Becker selected two weeks after the 1958 World Cup final: TEAM A -----------11-Lennart SKOGLUND-----9-VAVÁ-----7-Helmut RAHN...
View ArticlePyramid-mould centre-forward
Hi people: I would like to know something... is there any positional difference between the old pyramid-mould centre-forwards (Vivian Woodward, John Devey, Olphie Stanfield, Matthias Sindelar, etc.)...
View Article1974 World Cup - Best Players
This information is taken from issue 58 of "Kicker sportmagazin" dated 15 July 1974. "Kicker" held a survey among 67 sports journalists about the best players of the 1974 World Cup. Each journalist was...
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