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ìdolos eternos do futebol brasileiro: Sócrates, Falcão, Reinaldo e Zico (via Craques e Idolos da Massa by ~alissonribas on deviantART)

ìdolos eternos do futebol brasileiro:

Sócrates, Falcão, Reinaldo e Zico

(via Craques e Idolos da Massa by ~alissonribas on deviantART)


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UEFA Mafia | Platini Bastard | Fenerbahce Ultras | Vamos Bien from İstanbul (via semtsevda)

UEFA Mafia | Platini Bastard | Fenerbahce Ultras | Vamos Bien from İstanbul

(via semtsevda)

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Father & son - Keepers of the Faith

Father & son - Keepers of the Faith

(Source: belayanastya)


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Lennart Skoglund Lennart ‘Nacka’ Skoglund was a born entertainer and is considered one of the greatest Swedish football players of all time. He played as a left winger and was a master of dribbles and turns and once managed to score directly from the corner kick, a moment immortalized with a statue which serves as a gathering point for fans at Nackas birthday each year. He’s still popular in Italy where he played for Inter and Sampdoria. Towards the end he had developed an alcohol problem and died in his apartment at the age of 45.  A Swedish journalist wrote, “Nacka lived off of applauds, like the comedian lives off of laughter. Nacka managed to make many people very happy. When the laughter dies, the comedian dies. When the cheers died, Nacka died.”  submitted by captainfabfro via vintagefootballboyfriend

Lennart Skoglund

Lennart ‘Nacka’ Skoglund was a born entertainer and is considered one of the greatest Swedish football players of all time. He played as a left winger and was a master of dribbles and turns and once managed to score directly from the corner kick, a moment immortalized with a statue which serves as a gathering point for fans at Nackas birthday each year. He’s still popular in Italy where he played for Inter and Sampdoria.

Towards the end he had developed an alcohol problem and died in his apartment at the age of 45.  A Swedish journalist wrote, “Nacka lived off of applauds, like the comedian lives off of laughter. Nacka managed to make many people very happy. When the laughter dies, the comedian dies. When the cheers died, Nacka died.” 

submitted by captainfabfro via vintagefootballboyfriend


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Roy of the Rovers - GB 2012 The Football Stamps of Great Britain  via footballphilately

Roy of the Rovers - GB 2012


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The Prince of Half-Backs - Ernest Needham As Sheffield United captain he led the club to the first division championship in 1898 as well as runners-up spots in 1897 & 1900. He lifted the FA Cup for the Blades in 1899 & 1902 as well as being a losing finalist in 1901. He represented England 16 times included one occassion as captain - a 6-0 win over Wales at St James’ Park in Newcastle. He marked his captaincy with a goal.  He also played first class cricket for Derbyshire & he even wrote a book Association Football by Ernest Needham. What a guy - a true club legend.

The Prince of Half-Backs - Ernest Needham

As Sheffield United captain he led the club to the first division championship in 1898 as well as runners-up spots in 1897 & 1900. He lifted the FA Cup for the Blades in 1899 & 1902 as well as being a losing finalist in 1901.

He represented England 16 times included one occassion as captain - a 6-0 win over Wales at St James’ Park in Newcastle. He marked his captaincy with a goal. 

He also played first class cricket for Derbyshire & he even wrote a book Association Football by Ernest Needham. What a guy - a true club legend.

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This is one of my favourite football stamps of all time. Captures beautifully the iconic moment when Dino Zoff lifted the 1982 World Cup following Italy’s 3-1 win over West Germany in the final.  footballphilately: Italia Campione Del Mondo Di Calcio 1982 More Italian football stamps

This is one of my favourite football stamps of all time. Captures beautifully the iconic moment when Dino Zoff lifted the 1982 World Cup following Italy’s 3-1 win over West Germany in the final. 

footballphilately:

Italia Campione Del Mondo Di Calcio 1982


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The World’s best homemade goalposts & net.

The World’s best homemade goalposts & net.

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British Army football team  Royal Horse Artillery Bangalore 1913

British Army football team 

Royal Horse Artillery Bangalore 1913


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Jairzinho (via toggatableau)

Jairzinho (via toggatableau)


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Bramall Lane - Home of Sheffield United #sufc Taken from the front row of the Kop at the recent Division 3 game v Stevenage. Score: 2-2 Att: 30043

Bramall Lane - Home of Sheffield United #sufc

Taken from the front row of the Kop at the recent Division 3 game v Stevenage.

Score: 2-2 Att: 30043

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“ What is a club in any case? Not the buildings or the directors or the people who are paid to represent it. It’s not the television contracts, get-out clauses, marketing departments or executive boxes. It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging, the pride in your city. It’s a small boy clambering up stadium steps for the very first time, gripping his father’s hand, gawping at that hallowed stretch of turf beneath him and, without being able to do a thing about it, falling in love.

Sir Bobby Robson (via miniboro)

How very true - here’s a piece I did about my first ever visit to watch the Blades

Blades v Gunners 1978
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Welcome to #Sheffield - Home of Bramall Lane - The World’s Oldest Professional Football Ground #sufc

Welcome to #Sheffield - Home of Bramall Lane - The World’s Oldest Professional Football Ground #sufc

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ŁKS Łódź looking forward to Euro 2012? #AgainstModernFootball (via fankurve)

ŁKS Łódź looking forward to Euro 2012? #AgainstModernFootball (via fankurve)


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Lev Yashin after the final of Euro 1960 (via interleaning)

Lev Yashin after the final of Euro 1960 (via interleaning)