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What if…Ronaldinho really had miskicked in 2002

Its been awhile since i bought you an episode of my never-popular, What-If series, if you missed previous articles, on the 1986 World Cup, 1970 World Cup , or the 1980 European Championships, the idea is to take one of those magic moments in football where there is a flashpoint moment, and try to picture [...]

What If…Something…Anything had gone right at Euro ‘80

I was flicking through an old FourFourTwo earlier, when moving some stuff out of the attic. I found a story that I don’t recall reading at the time, but it was a flashback piece, about England turmoil-filled Euro 1980 campaign, and I thought I’d share the story with you.
19 European Cup (now the Champions [...]

What If…Gordon Banks had stuck to Captain Birdseye’s finest?

Poor Peter Bonetti. Ask my dad, he was a quality goalkeeper. He was known for his safe hands and nicknamed “The Cat” because of how springily he could get around his goal. He was renowned for his lengthy throws.
However, the reason he’s gone down in history is because he stepped into Gordon Banks [...]

What If #1 What If…Maradona hadn’t cheated in ‘86?

Its tough sometimes being English. Perhaps every country feels the same, but it seems to me that we have more than our fair share of bad luck, near misses and moments of misfourtune. Maybe its just all those penalty shootouts that make me feel that – I’m sure the Dutch feel the same way. Mind [...]


 
 
 
 
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