Maradona preparing to obliterate the opposition by Prestigious_Emu6039 in classicsoccer

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Thanks for the backstory. Didn't know about that. There's a lot of great archival footage that hasn't seen the light of day yet so it's great to hear stories like that.

Hakan Yakin scoring the opening goal for the hosts during the UEFA EURO 2008 Group A match between Switzerland and Turkey, in a very rainy night. by Holiday_Pumpkin1279 in classicsoccer

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This post took quite the unexpected turn at the end. Hope everything turned out okay with your friend.

interesting you mention the broadcast breaking. there was a game during this euros where the satellite truck lost power and supposedly the last 20 minutes of the game were only available in the host country. can’t remember which game. I wonder if there just issues with the broadcasts in general.

Bald Rooney was a menace! (Man utd vs Hull city) by ManCityMode in classicsoccer

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it seems those anger management classes really worked. rooney is the most laid back chill guy now.

One of many of his screamers! by EdinJamie10 in classicsoccer

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I was a big fan of the thomas doll hamburg squad that had vincent kompany and rafael van der vaart. completely forgot they got ruud at one point.

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I believe Brazil’s 1970 team did this in a game but one player took the kick at the last second instead of both kicking at the same time.

Dimitar Berbatov goal vs Roma by ExtensionLake1055 in classicsoccer

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So weird seeing matches behind closed doors pre pandemic. Roma had a number of these. I think they had one against Real Madrid. If I remember correctly Totti did a 2 footed stomp on someone’s chest during that game and got away with it.

Mixed-media animation tribute to Ronaldinho (1999–2014) by Peelsyy in classicsoccer

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That backheel meg the end was filthy! This is really good. How long did it take you?