Event Type: 1001 GREATEST FOOTBALL MOMENTS - 2023

2023-01-19

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SPURS BECOME FIRST ENGLISH CLUB TO WIN IN EUROPE (1963)

In May 1963 Tottenham Hotspur became the first English side to claim a European trophy when they brushed aside Atletico Madrid 5-1 in the final of the European Cup Winners’ Cup in Rotterdam. The Spurs captain Danny Blanchflower, who needed painkilling injections in his knee before the game, gave a memorable and rousing speech in the dressing room. Lifted by his words, Tottenham took a 2-0 lead at half-time with goals from Jimmy Greaves and John White. The Spaniards cut the lead with a penalty from Enrique Collar, but the North Londoners pulled out of sight with a brace from Terry Dyson and another from Greaves.
Captain Danny Blanchflower lifts the European Cup Winners’ Cup aloft as he is carried shoulder-high by his jubilant Spurs team-mates.

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2023-01-18

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ALF RAMSEY TAKES OVER ENGLAND REINS (1963)

On 25 October 1962 Sir Alf Ramsey was appointed England manager to succeed Walter Winterbottom.
The former Southampton and Tottenham defender, who captained England on three occasions during his 32 international appearances, had won the Football Association’s respect by taking Ipswich Town from the Third Division South to the League Championship in 1962. Ramsey immediately began to appreciate the size of his task in February 1963 when England lost his opening game 5-2 to France in Paris in a European Championships qualifier. Even so, Ramsey confidently predicted that he would lead England to the World Cup in 1966.
Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves and Maurice Norman pay close attention to the words of their new international manager Alf Ramsey.

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2023-01-17

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Nr. 384

LEV YASHIN WINS FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR (1963)

«The peerless goalkeeper of the century,» is how Eusebio described Lev Yashin, who in 1963 became the first, and so far only, goallkeeper to be voted European Footballer of the Year. Known as the ‘Black Panther’, Yashin played his club football for Dynamo Moscow between 1949 and 1971 and on the international scene won a record 79 caps for the Soviet Union, playing a major role in their gold medal success at the 1956 Olympics and winning the
inaugural European Championships in 1960. He also played in three World Cups, in 1958, 1962 and 1966, and attended the 1970 tournament as a non-playing reserve.
Lev Yashin was a commanding presence in the Soviet Union penalty box and made 78 international appearances between 1954-70.

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2023-01-16

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BOBBY MOORE- FASHION ICON (1962)

Footballers weren’t considered to be fashionable until the 1960s when the England and West Ham captain Bobby Moore began to change that. Moore’s style has been described as mod-ish – he favoured sharp suits, polo necks and drainpipe trousers – and in 1962 the fashion bible Vogue took the unprecedented step of featuring Moore in a shoot alongside a group of models. Fashion photographers were always eager to work with him and Terry O’Neill took a renowned picture in the middle of Epping Forest of Moore in stylish attire with his wife Tina wearing an England shirt as a mini dress.
An older Moore shows off some of his fashion range. His growing celebrity status didn’t affect his form for West Ham.

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2023-01-13

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FONTAINE RETIRES AT 27 (1962)

Only four years after setting the record for the most goals scored in a World Cup finals the French striker Just Fontaine was forced to retired aged only 27 years old. A year earlier he had suffered a double fracture of the leg, breaking his tibia and fibula. He had tried to stage a comeback, but was unable to bend his knee and so had to give up football. «It’s a shame because I don’t think that I had reached my peak,» reflected Fontaine. «I could have gone so much further, but I can’t complain. It was just a very short career.»
Injury brought the curtain down prematurely on Fontaine’s career. After his record breaking World Cup exploits this was hard to bear.

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2023-01-12

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…AND WINS BRAZIL THE WORLD CUP (1962)

After losing Pelé for the rest of the tournament, the Brazilian manager Aymore Moreira went to see Garrincha and said «Look, Pelé is not able to play. You have to play good enough for you and Pelé too.» Garrincha said, «Yeah, OK. Leave it to me.» The 28-year-old winger kept his word and would dominate this tournament with some extraordinary displays. He first inspired his team-mates to a group win over Spain by helping to set up both goals for Pelé’s replacement Amarildo in a 2-1 win, and then scored twice against England in a 3-1 quarter-final win.
In the semi-final against Chile Garrincha scored a 20-yard volley and a header to lay the foundation of a 4-2 win. Towards the end of the game he was sent off for responding to the rough treatment dealt out to him, but he escaped a ban for the final. In Santiago, Brazil overcame the Czechs 3-1 with goals from Annarildo, Zito and Vava. There was no goal for Garrincha, but Brazil’s success wouldn’t have been possible without him.
Having escaped suspension, Garrincha was in inspirational form during the World Cup final.

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2023-01-11

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Nr. 380

GARRINCHA SHOWS HIS CLASS… (1962)

«At Vina del Mar we lost to one man,» remembered England midfielder Bobby Charlton. That man was Garrincha, whom England were powerless to stop as he led Brazil to a 3-1 victory in the quarter-final of the 1962 World Cup. He only stood five feet and seven inches, but Garrincha leapt high to give Brazil the lead with a powerful header in the first half. After Gerry Hitchens equalized for England Garrincha stepped forward and took control. First he fired in a rasping free-kick that Ron Springett could only parry into the path of Vava and then, saving his best for last, curled a stunning shot into the tap corner.
England’s left back Ray Wilson had a torrid time trying to keep Garrincha under control.

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2023-01-10

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THE BATTLE OF SANTIAGO (1962)

The infamous Battle of Santiago, fought between Italy and Chile on 2 June in a group game at the 1962 World Cup, was always likely to be a combustible affair once the Italian press had published an article in the build-up to the game depicting Chiile as a backward and poverty-stricken country.
The Chileans were desperate to exact their revenge on the field and got stuck into the Italians from the start. After only seven minutes Giorgio Ferrini had been dismissed for retaliating to a brutal tackle from Honorino Landa. The Italian refused to leave the field and the game was held up for ten minutes as police shepherded him to the sideline.
Just before half-time Leonel Sanchez punched Mario David right in front of a linesman, but no action was taken. David responded by kicking Sanchez in the neck and was sent off. Sanchez, the son of a boxer, used his fists to lash out at Humberto Maschio and broke his nose. The game saw several other outbreaks of violence and the English referee Ken Aston would later admit that it was «uncontrollable».
Down to nine men, Italy held out until late in the game, but finally succumbed to two goals, the first scored with a header by Jaime Ramirez after 74 minutes, the second by Jorge Toro, who shot from 25 yards, the ball flying past Carlo Mattrel in the Italian goal, just two minutes from the final whistle. Only days later the Italians were stoned by a
group of Chileans at their training base.
Referee Ken Aston argues with ltaly’s Enzo Robotti and Mario David whilst Leonel Sanchez of Chile lies dazed on the ground.

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2023-01-09

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PELÉ PICKS UP AN INJURY (1962)

The 1962 World Cup finals were robbed of one of the world’s best players when Pelé injured himself playing against Czechoslovakia in a group game in Vina del Mar. Early on Garrincha had put Pelé through on goal, but as he attempted a shot he pulled a muscle in his groin. Surprisingly, the Czechs refused to exploit this advantage and refrained from forceful tackles on the lame Pelé. «[It is] one of those things I shall always remember with emotion and one of the finest things that happened in my entire football career,» said Pelé. EfTectively reduced to ten men, Brazil could only manage a goalless draw with Czechoslovakia.
Deprived of their star man after a muscle injury reduced him to a bystander Brazil were unable to break down the Czechs.

 

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2023-01-06

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CHILE KICK OFF THEIR WORLD CUP (1962)

The 1962 World Cup hosts Chile proved they were going to enjoy their own party by opening the tournament with an impressive 3-1 win over Switzerland. At the national stadium in the capitl Santiago, in front of 65,000 fans, Chile were initially shocked by the Swiss and went behind to a Rolf Wuthrich goal after only six minutes. They took some time to regroup, but eventually equalized with a deflected shot from Leonel Sanchez a minute before half-time. In the second half the Chileans really put on a show, with a strike Jaime Ramirez prompting a joyous pitch invasion. Sanchez then made it 3-1 with his second of the game.
The Chilean team line up before they begin their campaign. Spurred on by fanatical home support they started the tournament brightly.

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2023-01-05

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BENFICA AND REAL MADRID VIE FOR EUROPEAN GLORY (1962)

The Portuguese champions Benfica successfully defended their European crown with victory over Real Madrid in a memorable final on 2 May in Amsterdam. Bela Guttmann’s side played nine of the team who won the 1961 final against Barcelona, but they found themselves two goals behind, both scored by Ferenc Puskas, after 23 minutes. Benfica drew level with goals from Jose Aguas and Domiciano Cavem, only for Puskas to complete his hat-trick before half-time. As Madrid tired, the second half was dominated by the Portuguese. Mario Coluna made it 3-3 before Eusebio showed his brilliance with two goals to take the trophy back to Lisbon.
Benfica’s Germano shepherds the ball back to his goal keeper Pereira to frustrate the Real Madrid attack in a pulsating European Cup final.

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2023-01-04

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ITALIANS TRY TO SIGN PELÉ (1961)

After Brazil’s success at the 1958 World Cup it was inevitable Europe’s leading teams would come calling for some of their players, but while Didi, Vava, Julinho Botelho and Altafini were lured away, the biggest gem of all – Pelé – proved immune to their charms. Italian giants Juventus were desperate to sign Pelé in the early 1960s and pulled out all the stops. «Giovanni Agnelli wanted to give me a share of Fiat in return for me signing,» recalled Pelé. However, he stayed in Brazil with Santos and only moved abroad later in his career, to the New York Cosmos in 1975.
Pelé resisted the offer from Juventus which included a share in ltalian car manufacturing giant Fiat in order to stay with Santos in Brazil.

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