^^ Never mind, I wasn't aware that outside England fans aren't banned for flares in the stadium. I rarely watch continental games, and the ones I've seen I don't remember them showing widespread use of flares by fans unless it was for negative reasons. Crazy in my opinion to allow them in the stadiums.

Edited July 30, 20168 yr by offside

Had to put this one up today !........Taken exactly 50 years ago (almost to the minute?)

 

Had to put this one up today !........Taken exactly 50 years ago (almost to the minute?)

The past 50 years have shown the magnitude of their achievement. It's damn difficult to win the World Cup, and the fact they won it means they must have had an abundance of team spirit, cohesion, passion, and complete commitment to the collective cause.

Dentist chair

Italia 90

Legend

bar steward

Dentist chair

Am I the only one who thinks "morons" with this picture?

 

so good

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/12/09/article-2521051-132F1390000005DC-855_634x383.jpg

Zidane walking past the World Cup after the biggest WTF moment in football history, possibly all of sports history.

Credit: Bob Thomas

Messi after losing the 2014 final. I wanted Argentina to win so I don't like the context, but it's one hell of a photograph. It won World Press sports photograph of the year.

Credit: Bao Tailiang

Another one from the 2014 World Cup.

Awful night for James Rodriguez. It's bad enough to see your World Cup dream die.

But to have a ginormous insect photobomb your best moment is truly cruel.

Credit: Fabrice Coffrini

 

 

 

 

This one's pretty good.

This is a fascinating look at what was happening on the other side at the same time.

Credit: Miguel Ruiz

Strangely, these images don't make me feel happy. They don't make me feel anything negative, but they don't make me feel happy.

It's irrational in a way because the image of Chelsea lifting the cup inevitably co-exists with the image of the Barcelona dressing room, so you can argue that rationally your reaction should be the same to both images. I guess that's a philosophical question.

 

Frannie Lee and Norman Hunter exchanging pleasantries.

Edited August 13, 20168 yr by charierre

This is a fascinating look at what was happening on the other side at the same time.

Credit: Miguel Ruiz

Strangely, these images don't make me feel happy. They don't make me feel anything negative, but they don't make me feel happy.

It's irrational in a way because the image of Chelsea lifting the cup inevitably co-exists with the image of the Barcelona dressing room, so you can argue that rationally your reaction should be the same to both images. I guess that's a philosophical question.

Pictures we hardly ever see. But...didn't we beat Bayern Munich in the final and Barcelona in the semi? So those dressing room scenes can't have happened at the same time as we were lifting that cup, if at all they were from the same tournament.

Pictures we hardly ever see. But...didn't we beat Bayern Munich in the final and Barcelona in the semi? So those dressing room scenes can't have happened at the same time as we were lifting that cup, if at all they were from the same tournament.

Oops you're right!

charierre; I enjoy watching the Match of the Day footage of that 'exchange' between Frannie Lee and Norman Hunter.

charierre; I enjoy watching the Match of the Day footage of that 'exchange' between Frannie Lee and Norman Hunter.

 

There are certain moments in football that can be said to be iconic, be it a great goal, a flashpoint or something bizarre. I can remember these better from 40 yrs ago than a game we played in the last couple of seasons.

 

  The first British Players sent off at Wembley.

 

not quite the same in a still but probably one of the most memorable goals ever

 

Charierre: Agreed. I remember a cracking story about the late Joe Mercer.

A journalist phoned him and asked him who he was considering buying.

The headline soon afterwards was " Mercer looks to buy. Ernie Hunt.'

After the next game Mercer asked this journalist when did he say anything about buying Ernie Hunt ?

You said on the phone to me a few days ago.

' I said ' Any c*nt, not Ernie Hunt ! ' replied Mercer...

This article, the greatest piece of sports journalism in the history of the written word, is a treasure trove of brilliant pictures.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_spot/2014/07/03/world_cup_player_introductions_a_deep_analysis_of_how_soccer_players_fold.html

Be sure as well to watch the video at the top. England would have won by a landslide if not for Sterling ruining it at the end. I couldn't get the video to play on my phone, so you might need to be on a regular computer to see it.