Football History

Football is the world’s most popular sport, and, every week during a regular season, fans will go to matches in their millions the world over. Whilst it is normally a fun day out,  there  are times when a combination of factors means that spectators find themselves in danger. Local rivalries, stadiums filled beyond capacity, inadequate policing or outdated facilities all ...

Continuing the series looking at some of the dirtiest matches of all time. (For Part One please click here; Part Two here; Part Three here; Part Four here; Part Five here; Part Six here; and Part Seven here). The Battle of Nuremberg Although the Dutch have the reputation for playing beautiful football, they are not afraid to show the other ...

Continuing the series looking at some of the dirtiest matches of all time. (For Part One please click here; Part Two here; Part Three here; Part Four here; Part Five here; Part Six here; and Part Seven here). The Battle of Bramall Lane What should have been a routine Championship fixture between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion on 16th ...

Continuing the series looking back at some o the dirtiest football matches in the history of football. For Part One please click here; Part Two please click here; Part Three please click here; Part Four here; and Part Five here). Whilst the World Cup qualifier between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969 was credited with sparking armed conflict between the ...

Continuing the series looking back at some of the dirtiest football matches in the history of football. For Part One please click here; Part Two please click here; Part Three please click here; and Part Four here).  Celtic’s place on the roll call of football infamy had already been assured by their part in the Battle of Montevideo against Racing ...

Continuing the series looking at some of the dirtiest matches in football history. For Part One click here, Part Two here, and Part Three here. The FA Cup Final used to be the showpiece of English football and, in the days before the Premier League and Sky Sports, it was virtually the only live match TV viewers in the UK ...

Continuing the series looking at some of the dirtiest matches in football history. For Part One click here, and Part Two here. In 1967 it was the tun of Celtic from Scotland to represent Europe and Racing Club of Argentina to meet in this annual fixture. The forerunner of the Club World Cup was the Intercontinental Cup which saw the ...

Continuing the series which looks at some of the most dirty and violent games of g\football ever seen. (For Part One please click here) The Battle of Santiago 1962 Chile were the hosts for the 1962 World Cup, and they were drawn in the same group as Italy. Before the meeting of the two sides on 2nd June, tensions between ...

Although football is often described as the beautiful game, there are occasions when things spill out of control, lines are crossed and the ugly side of the sport reveals itself. It should be noted that the sport has changed over the years and what was once deemed acceptable, will no longer be tolerated. For example, the 1970 FA Cup replay ...

Concluding the series looking at some of the times that high profile transfers to Chelsea failed to work out for club or player. For Part One click here; Part Two click here; and Part Three click here. Slobodan Rajković 2007 Mention the name Slobodan Rajković to many Chelsea fans and chances are that the majority will not even recognise the ...