mongolikecandy 418 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 One of the greatest football rivalrys is Boca Juniors v River Plate and in the early days they both played in the same colours,so they decided on a playoff to determine who could wear white.River won the game and so Boca s founding members stated they would go down to the riverfront and the next boat docking would be their colours The boat docked was flying the Swedish flag hence their colours Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBF2 3,540 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Big Jock Knew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 19,127 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 My girlfriend, who is half-Swedish and proud of it, but also a lifelong River Plate fan who despises Boca, is deeply irritated by this Especially when Boca came up with this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,813 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Djimi Traore has a Champions League winners medal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 a beachball scored against Liverpool for Sunderland in 2009 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongolikecandy 418 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 My girlfriend, who is half-Swedish and proud of it, but also a lifelong River Plate fan who despises Boca, is deeply irritated by this Especially when Boca came up with this.Mate I have watched River at the Monumental on numerous occasions in the 90s fucking love them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 19,127 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I remember hearing that Zidane was never caught offside in his career but that HAS to be bollocks, surely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongolikecandy 418 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 I remember hearing that Zidane was never caught offside in his career but that HAS to be bollocks, surely.Great myth though Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,813 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I remember hearing that Zidane was never caught offside in his career but that HAS to be bollocks, surely.Neither was Filippo Inzaghi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 19,127 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly_Football_League Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT1872 30 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I remember hearing that Zidane was never caught offside in his career but that HAS to be bollocks, surely.http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/1999/apr/21/newsstory.sport642 mins in. "Zidane caught offside when clean through on Schmeichel's goal. Replay suggests a bad decision" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongolikecandy 418 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Garrincha never attended a teamtalk with the Brazilian national side ,whilst they were taking place the coach would give the illiterate Garrincha a book.of funnies (cartoons) to look at Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue68 2,497 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Most of the bigger British islands or groups, Shetland, Falklands, Gibralter etc have a football association. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topgoalie 637 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 In an international match in Tallin in 1996,17 year old Eidur Gudjohnsen came off the bench for Iceland to replace his 34 year old FATHER Arnor as a second half substitute against Estonia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 19,127 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Mate I have watched River at the Monumental on numerous occasions in the 90s fucking love themMy girlfriend has never had the pleasure yet and I said I'd love to go with her and she said if they lost she would always associate me with the memory and hate me forever.Women Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 My girlfriend, who is half-Swedish and proud of it, but also a lifelong River Plate fan who despises Boca, is deeply irritated by this Especially when Boca came up with this.From Sweden but loves a team from Argentina? Whaaaat Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek1872 548 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 From Sweden but loves a team from Argentina? WhaaaatI know its crazy. Its just down the road from Manchester shouldnt she be a Man U fan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearethepeople1 3,897 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Gary lineker NEVER got booked in his career Common knowledge but just thought I would put it out there for anyone that didn't know ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLoyal 105 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 WAS RONALDO ORIGINALLY CALLED RONALDINHO?"I found a video of a young Ronaldo scoring for Brazil at the 1996 Olympics, yet he is called Ronaldinho by the commentator Clive Tyldesley and has Ronaldinho on the back of his shirt. What's that all about?" asks James Lewis.There was more than one Ronaldo long before Cristiano came on the scene. When Ronaldo LuÃs Nazário de Lima first emerged at Cruzeiro and PSV Eindhoven there was already another Ronaldo in the Brazil squad, Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus. He became known as Ronaldão (Big Ronaldo) and the younger Ronaldo – the one who went to achieve greatness – became known as Ronaldinho. He kept that name for the 1996 Olympics, when he was in the squad alongside a third Ronaldo, the defender Ronaldo Guiaro.When Ronaldão and Ronaldo Guiaro stopped playing international football, Ronaldinho became Ronaldo – just in time for a fourth Ronaldo to emerge: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, or Ronaldinho Gaúcho as we came to know him at PSG, Barcelona and Milan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLoyal 105 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Fiorentina once had to withdraw their away kit before it had ever been worn because it contained images of swastikas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 19,044 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Dean Richards has been on the losing side 3 times despite leading 3-0.Spurs 3 Man U 5Tranmere 4 Southampton 3Spurs 3 Man City 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Rangers collected more points in their first ever Champions League away game (CSKA in Bochum) in 1992 than Celtic have ever managed on the road - and that was when it was only 2 points for a win. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurto 9 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Fiorentina once had to withdraw their away kit before it had ever been worn because it contained images of swastikas.I came across this before, makes you wonder what the people, who came up with the kit were thinking and how they didn't notice, cause once you see the swastikas (not very hard to do), you can't unsee them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortbread 28 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Ross Tokely actually gets paid to play football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_85 656 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Dennis Bergkamp is the only player to be voted first, second and third on Match of the Day's Goal of the Month competition Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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