Just five years after senior debut for Botafogo, he became a world champion at Sweden 1958 – the first of Brazil’s five world titles. It was there that Garrincha became part of a formidable attacking unit that included Didi, Zagallo, Vava and a precocious 17-year-old called Pele, who was just starting to grab the headlines. Vicente Feola’s Auriverde picked up other accolades, one of which was becoming the first team to win the competition on a foreign continent.
SAO PAULO — Former world footballer of the year Ronaldo ended his international career here on Tuesday with a 15-minute appearance as a substitute in Brazil’s 1-0 win over Romania in a friendly match. Watched by a 30,000 crowd, the 34-year-old striker came on for the last 15 minutes of the match with the home [...]
Manchester City ended 35 years of waiting for a trophy with a deserved 1-0 win over Stoke City in the FA Cup final at Wembley. In what turned out to be a good afternoon for the City of Manchester after United’s clinching of the Premiership title, the Blue half of the city defeated Stoke thanks [...]
FC Barcelona have won their 21st league 2010/11 La Liga Title, and it’s now three-out-of-three for manager Josep Guardiola, who has produced a winning style that has amazed the footballing world. Barcelona clinched their third Spanish La Liga title in a row with a 1-1 draw at Levante have scored 92 league goals so far [...]
Even among the crowd of shockingly young football louts swarming on to the pitch, one stands out. A pony-tailed girl, who looks like she is yet to reach her teens, lunges out to make abusive gestures towards the opposition team’s goalkeeper. A teenage boy wearing a checked shirt also lashes out and punches the player [...]
Real Madrid claimed their first trophy under José Mourinho when Cristiano Ronaldo’s dramatic extra-time winner secured a 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the final of the Copa del Rey. With penalties looming in a tense and occasionally brutal clash at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium, the Portuguese forward leaped to crash home a 103rd-minute header from Angel [...]
Peter Shilton showed so much early promise that he pushed aside the great Gordon Banks as a Leicester City teenager before building a monumental career that rivals even that of Banks for the bragging rights as the best goalkeeper ever to play for England. He remains the most capped player to ever appear for England [...]
Fernando Torres struck a sensational double as Liverpool continued their resurgence with a 2-0 victory over league leaders Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.
Fernando Torres rediscovered his scoring touch to earn Liverpool a thoroughly deserved 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers on Sunday afternoon.
Liverpool’s solid start to their Europa League group stage campaign continued on Thursday evening as they claimed a hard-fought point in a goalless draw with Napoli in Italy.
