Factfile: Full Name: Johannes Jacubus Neeskens Position: Midfield Date of Birth: 15.09.1951 Birthplace: Heemstede Nation: Holland Full Caps: 49 Major League Career 1971-83, Ajax (124/33) 1974-79, Barcelona (140/35) NASL 1979-84, New York Cosmos (94/17) More Facts Wikipedia Photo Gallery Pinterest
In Focus, Fabinho, Liverpool
Fabinho did feature in a number of games last season, but the 25 year old did not get all the headlines. His presence in the Liverpool team is so vital in the sense that he fills those little gaps, which opens up, with so many players attacking in the pace they does. He might not…
Focus On: Zico
Factfile: Full Name: Arthur Antunes Coimbra Position: Midfield Date of Birth: 03.03.1953 Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro Nation: Brazil Full Caps: 71 Major League Career 1971-83, Flamengo (212/123) 1983-85, Udinese (39/22) 1985-89, Flamengo (37/12) 1991-94, Kashima Antlers (46/35) More Facts Wikipedia Photo Gallery Pinterest
Newsletter, August 2019, Latest Site News, In Focus, Book Reviews, What’s Next
August is here and new updates can be found on our website that is getting more and more attention World wide. The site has been filled with new articles and updates and so we will continue day by day. Latest Site Updates, We have updated our Birthday section, new teams are added, and you will…
Retro Footy Topics – Happy Birthday and Remembrance, August 2019
The month of August is a month of excitement, with the new season arriving and as always some great games to look forward to. Back in the 1973/74 season Liverpool were defending champions while Manchester United had to start the new season at 2nd level. Two former greats Sammy McIlroy and Ray Clemence were both…
Brescia Calcio, Serie A, Mario Balotelli, the new life of “I Biancazzurri”
Brescia is back in Serie A. They left the best party as far back as 2011, and since been a drifter in the Serie B. But last season they found a formula that would see them as champions of the 2nd level league and really again be noted in Italian football. Fans are excited as…
In Focus, Teemu Pukki, Norwich City
Sometimes players goes under the radar and turns up like lightening strikes and without any notice. Pundits almost always overlook these players, some of them even stamps them as “not good enough” or “finished”. Yes this guy is “Finish” and he was a player that last season scored 29 goals in the Championship and really…
Transfer talk, Luis Suarez in Juventus link, Daniel Sturridge to Trabzonspor, Alexis Sanchez hopes for Inter move
Luis Suarez could be heading to Juventus, with Barcelona eager to get a result that works well for both parties. Jadon Sancho looks likely to be staying at Borussia Dortmund after sealing a wonderful new contract, seeing his yearly salary reaching almost £10million. Daniel Sturridge left Liverpool in the summer as a free agent, and…
Lawrie McMenemy, a master of management, shadowed and in line behind Revie, Shankly and Clough
Lawrie McMenemy is a former football manager at Southampton, that in many ways were always seen as a great master of his trade, but seldom got the recognition that other men during his tenure did. His road to top football management was as odd as you could expect, not really known and as a player…
Brothers in football, N Ireland with a unique two, Jonny and Corry Evans
During time we have some great brothers of football, and even twins have gone down in history being great for both club and country. Today we have a few as well with the N Irish duo Jonny and Corry Evans not often seen in the context but still great in many ways. Jonny, currently with…
