He was at Villa during that tournament and he was outstanding for us.. By far the best month of his life.. So when Van Gaal came here directly after the World Cup it made sense he was linked, but I doubt Van Gaal ever really considered him..
Facts about football that shouldn't be true - but are
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He was at Villa during that tournament and he was outstanding for us.. By far the best month of his life.. So when Van Gaal came here directly after the World Cup it made sense he was linked, but I doubt Van Gaal ever really considered him..
Offside is offside, it's not a hard concept.
David Moyes and David Beckham played together at Preston.
Welbeck has never scored 10 league goals in a season - and has scored 58 premier league goals
Thiago Silva is older than Wayne Rooney.
Victor Valdes played for Man Utd 
Football pundit Micah Richards is younger than Thiago Silva, Ronaldo, Cavani, Suarez and Jamie Vardy.
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Younger*
This fact is not getting the attention it should!
Horsechoker isn't playing in the champions league
Still shouldn't have run to Piers Morgan, mate
Anyone remember this midfield plodder who disappeared in the mid-90s?
Turns out he went to play alongside the guy currently captaining Brazil.
Turns out he went to play alongside the guy currently captaining Brazil.
Super, super niche, but unbelievable all the same...
There's no men's programs at the most well known universities in Florida (UF & FSU) while the women's programs at both schools are multiple national championship winners.
There's no men's programs at the most well known universities in Florida (UF & FSU) while the women's programs at both schools are multiple national championship winners.
That's a good one. Xavi also almost left Barca right before Pep took over. Both United and Bayern tried to sign him but Pep took over and insisted on Xavi staying
12 teams that qualified for the round of 16 in this World Cup have scored more goals than Brazil.
This is one that I find really strange even if he didn't retire from playing until he was 42.
Teddy Sheringham is the same age as Romario.
Teddy Sheringham is the same age as Romario.
Switzerland were involved in a relatively entertaining match tonight.
Still seems weird to me that a bloke called Matty Cash is playing for Poland. Maybe not weird, but I was surprised.
It shouldn't be in some ways because we obviously have lots of movement of people around the world on a greater basis than we once did. I suppose his Polish connections aren't obvious though. Anglo sounding and looking name and born in England.
It shouldn't be in some ways because we obviously have lots of movement of people around the world on a greater basis than we once did. I suppose his Polish connections aren't obvious though. Anglo sounding and looking name and born in England.
Anyone remember this midfield plodder who disappeared in the mid-90s?
Turns out he went to play alongside the guy currently captaining Brazil.
Quite the career overlap that! Made his professional debut in 1986 and played with someone appearing in the World Cup in 2022.
I knew Samways had played for Sevilla at some point, I didn't know or had forgotten he had a long spell with Las Palmas prior. Did well for them apparently, helping them to promotion to the top flight in Spain.
It was also the 1st 2-2 half-time World Cup match since Argentina and England in 1998.
Same referee as well
Really? Wow
i think what you mean is that it’s strange that one of us is over their stealing one of their jobs for once.
Polish jobs for English people
United never lost 2-0 at home under Ferguson.
United haven't lost a match at home that they were winning at half time since 1984.
Danny Murphy's penalty in 2004 was the first time an away team scored a penalty in the league in 10 years.
United haven't lost a match at home that they were winning at half time since 1984.
Danny Murphy's penalty in 2004 was the first time an away team scored a penalty in the league in 10 years.
under ferguson, united only lost they games they didn’t draw or win.
All the World Cup favourites have lost in the group stages of this World Cup.
Brazil
France
Argentina
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Belgium
(Apart from England !)
What odds would you have got on that at the start of the World Cup?
Brazil
France
Argentina
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Belgium
(Apart from England !)
What odds would you have got on that at the start of the World Cup?
i wish i was as exciting and insightful as ant or dec. whichever that one is.
Don't think so.
Paying Cash in hand
Wow. How? How old was he!
Horacio Elizondo retired in 2006, so you were pretty close but nah.
Messi scoring tonight was the first time either him or Ronaldo has scored in a WC knockout game. Jeez took them long enough.
Former Inter Milan defender Giuseppe Bergomi featured in four World Cups for Italy, winning it in 1982, but never featured in a single qualifying match.
Also:
Salah was the first ever opponent player that scored a Premier League hat-trick against ManUtd at Old Trafford
Under Fergie, Brazilian Ronaldo was the only player that scored a hat-trick against ManUtd at Old Trafford
Under Fergie, only 4 players scored Premier League hat-tricks against ManUtd - Bentley, Lukaku, Etoo, Kuyt
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Lee trundle finished playing football in 2013 when he was 37… he came back in the welsh leagues 3 years later and finished his career by scoring 167 goals in 142 league games, all in his 40s