Lazio vs AC Milan
In May of 1994 AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi stood beside Head Coach Fabio Capello as the pair held aloft the Champions League trophy, following Milan’s 4-0 destruction of Johan Cruyff’s FC Barcelona. Eight years into Berlusconi’s tenure as the controlling shareholder of the club, he was about to turn his hand to another form […]
Manchester United vs FC Barcelona
Phil Neville had deputized for both Gary Neville and Dennis Irwin in the weeks leading up to this game, however as both found themselves back to full fitness Ferguson went with his more experienced full back pairing. A late injury in United’s game with Coventry would see Ronnie Johnsen miss out on this match, with […]
Holland vs England
England sealed their progress into the Euro 96 quarter finals with a famous win over Holland at Wembley Stadium. English strike pair Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham netted two goals each, while Patrick Kluivert netted a late goal that sealed progress for Netherlands in dramatic fashion despite this heavy defeat. Recent history gave little clue […]
Leeds United vs Rangers
Rangers advanced to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League with a 2-1 win over English champions Leeds United at Elland Road. A goal each from the prolific strike duo of Mark Hateley and Ally McCoist lifted the Scottish champions into a 4-1 aggregate lead before Eric Cantona netted a late consolation goal for […]
Manchester United vs Arsenal
The back story to this particular match begins in the summer of 1995 when Alex Ferguson embarked upon remodeling his United side for the future. Soon would come the departure of first team regulars such as Andrei Kanchelskis, Mark Hughes and Paul Ince, and in their place Ferguson would promote a group of exciting home […]
Newcastle vs Barcelona
Newcastle had qualified for this tournament with a second placed finish in Premier League play the previous season, when striker Alan Shearer led the way with 28 goals in all competitions. They then navigated the second qualifying round of this tournament in dramatic fashion when a 119th minute extra time goal from Temuri Ketsbaia proved […]
Scotland vs England
England moved into a strong position to qualify for the quarter finals with a strong 2-0 over old rival Scotland in Group A play. Alan Shearer opened the scoring for the Three Lions, before Paul Gascoigne sealed the win with one of the tournament’s most iconic goals late in the second half. England manager Terry […]
Nigeria vs Cameroon
Cameroon captured their third African Cup of Nations title after a wildly entertaining penalty shootout victory over home nation Nigeria. Samuel Eto’o and Patrick M’Boma fired Cameroon into a 2-0 first half lead, before goals from Raphael Chukwu and Jay Jay Okocha either side of half time levelled the scores. After both teams failed to […]
Aberdeen vs Real Madrid
Since a 2-1 loss to Rangers on April 9th, the Dons were riding a 5 game unbeaten streak in league play, having not conceded a single goal during that run. The Dons had also reached the final of this tournament in emphatic fashion, following up an upset quarter final win over Bayern Munich by dismissing […]