Back home, Panenka had been involved in another, almost daily, penalty contest. After training at his Prague club side Bohemians, Panenka and goalkeeper Zdenek Hruska would stay behind to practise spot-kicks. It was a very… Antonin Panenka: The Euro 1976 penalty that killed a profession and birthed a feud

Too often, though, the character lacked depth: as thin as the page of the comic he seemed to spring from. “He was this kind of Roy of the Rovers figure and as I got older… Tottenham’s John White and his son’s seek for misplaced famous person

“Normally when there are 30 shots in the game, it is the United States with about 25 of ’em. Not today!” It wasn’t just the ESPN commentator who was shocked. Heather O’Reilly had scored the… North Korea: Ladies’s soccer’s sleeping large

For Zambia’s population, its football team was a beacon of hope. The price of copper, the country’s primary export, had almost halved in the past four years, tanking the economy. Income had dropped sharply. President… Zambia: The 1993 air crash and the 2012 Afcon underdogs

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It was December 2004. Oxford United, the 1986 League Cup winners, were in a slump, having dropped from the second tier to the fourth since 1999 – and were sliding down League Two when owner… Ramon Diaz at Oxford United: The story of how Argentine took cost of League Two membership

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Martindale’s teams in the Premiership were renowned for being awful to play against. Physical. Aggressive. In your face. Coupled with an ageing plastic pitch, watching silky soccer wasn’t a Saturday staple for the Livi support.… David Martindale revolutionises Livingston to Premiership return

Watch the highlights as Livingston come from two goals down in Dingwall to beat Ross County 4-2 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate in the Scottish Premiership play-off final. Watch Live Watch all your… County shocked as Livingston romp again to win play-off remaining

Witnesses have described the “horrendous” moment a car “rammed” into a crowd of people who were attending Liverpool FC’s victory parade following their Premier League win. Merseyside Police said a number of pedestrians were hit… Witnesses describe automotive driving into crowds at Liverpool FC parade

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Arsenal youngster Max Dowman scores a sensational individual goal to open the scoring for England against Czechia in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Watch Live Watch all your favorite Amazon Prime Video Sports broadcasts live… 'Merely chic' – Arsenal teenager Dowman scores sensible objective