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Croatia became an independent country in 1990 and established a national football team almost simultaneously. This team celebrated its new status by playing a debut fixture against the USA in October…

All the qualities we traditionally associate with the Italian game were well represented by the national team regulars during the 1970s. Defensive solidity was provided by…

There were fine players like Paul Van Himst, Leon Semeling, Jef Jurion, Wilfried Van Moer and Raoul Lambert, but there was little to cheer for the Belgian national team during the 1960s. A failure to…

Croatia became an independent country in 1990 and established a national football team almost simultaneously. This team celebrated its new status by playing a debut fixture against the USA in October…

Alle kwaliteiten die we traditioneel associëren met het Italiaanse spel werden goed vertegenwoordigd door de vaste spelers van het nationale team in de jaren 1970.De onpasseerbare Zoff in het doel…

Terwijl Italie voor het eerst in een generatie zijn deuren opende voor buitenlandse spelers, profiteerde Roma meer dan de meeste Serie A-clubs door de diensten van deinvloedrijke Braziliaanse…

Hoewel overschaduwd door de gebeurtenissen van het volgende jaar, was het seizoen 1976-77 een belangrijk jaar voor Nottingham Forest? aangezien de club met succes terugkeerde naar de hoogste divisie…

The end of Yugoslavia as we knew it came in 1992 which meant its appearance at the World Cup two years earlier was the tournament that brought down the curtain on a proud historical record of…

The unseeded format of the former European Cup competition threw up numerous oddities, such as Nottingham Forest facing a more challenging opponent in the First Round (competition holders Liverpool)…

France's focus this year was the qualifying campaign for the 1972 European Nations Cup which had started strongly with home and away wins over Norway and a draw in Budapest against Hungary. Things…

One of Europe's great clubs during the 1960s, even today Dukla Prague remains something of a cult icon because of the famously distinctive shirt they sported during their glory days. And what glory…

The enormous impact that Algeria made on the 1982 World Cup was all the more remarkable considering the country had only officially established a national team two decades earlier upon independence…

Roma cast aside the disappointment of their narrow loss in the 1981 title race to bounce back two seasons later and finally become champions of Italy again, their first success since 1942 and just a…

Een vloeiend Roma wist dit seizoen alle Serie A-rivalen te overtreffen, ondanks dat ze slechts op de vierde plaats in de ranglijst eindigden. Drie aanvallend ingestelde spelers vielen op…

For so long Australia's modern World Cup history was all about the near misses in qualification. The Aussies would habitually reach the last play-off stage only to fall at the final hurdle - as they…

De COPA Match Football is een met de hand gestikte bal, gemaakt uit 20 hexagon delen en 12 pentagon delen. Om deze 32 delen tot in perfectie aan elkaar te zetten is maatwerk gevraagd. …

France's first 'golden generation' emerged in the immediate post-war years and peaked with a wonderful showing at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. Featuring a brilliant forward line with playmaker…

The football revolution that Danish football underwent in the 1970s paved the way for the nation's emergence onto the world scene in the following decade. Despite the many good players produced in…

Het begin van de jaren 1950 was een gouden tijdperk voor de Turijnse giganten, en het seizoen 1951-52 zag Juventus terecht de Serie A-titel heroveren die in 1950 was gewonnen. De pas aangestelde…

Ondanks de beste inspanningen van een team van wereldklasse,met legendes als Zoff,Scirea,Bettega,Causio,Gentile en Tardelli,slaagde Juventus er dit seizoen niet in om hun Serie A-titel te verdedigen…

The Olympic gold medal won in Montreal in 1976 aside, the shock 1-0 victory that the East German national team recorded over their neighbours, bitter rivals and tournament hosts West Germany at the…

For so long Australia's modern World Cup history was all about the near misses in qualification. The Aussies would habitually reach the last play-off stage only to fall at the final hurdle - as they…

While the early years of the 1970s had been disappointing for AS Roma with mid-table finishes the norm, fortunes would improve sharply during the 1974-75 season. With a strong defence and the…

With the powerhouse midfield presence of Johnny Giles leading a fine generation of talented defensive players like Hurley, Meagan, Dunne and Cantwell; the 1960s was the decade when for the first time…