April 1949: Stoke City and England centre-half Neil Franklin chests the ball.
English great Tom Finney thought Franklin was “the best centre-half I ever played with or against. Just before the 1950 World Cup, he went off to play in Colombia, thinking he was going to make a bit of money, but it didn’t work out. When he came back, the FA were furious and clubs wouldn’t touch him. He was still good enough to play for England, though. It was very sad.”
March 1951: Blackpool star Stan Mortensen is carried from the pitch after a collision with Birmingham City goalkeeper Gil Merrick in the FA Cup semi-final at Maine Road. The game finished goalless. Blackpool won the replay 2-1 but lost in the final to Newcastle United.
Love me a good fight.
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Gordon Banks v Eusebio, 1966 World Cup semifinal.
September 1970: England captain Bobby Moore lifts up a model at an event to promote a new type of women’s tights.
Triumph of the shill
Awwwwwww po widdle Jackie’s got a widdle boo boo on his widdle noggin…
Babies having babies.
(via bleedingfootballers)
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June 1993: English forward Michael Owen aged 14.
Even at that tender age he’d already killed before, and he thirsted to kill again, and again, and again, and again…
In-ger-lund! Fabio Capello is a funny motherfucker. More here.
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Joe Cole’s gone to France. Hey, Joe Cole! He exists. I had forgotten about him completely. Good luck in France, Joey C! *snicker*
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