Development Of The Game

Champions: Blackburn Rovers Runners-up: Manchester United Champions League places: Blackburn Rovers UEFA Cup places: Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool (League Cup), Leeds United Cup Winners Cup places: Everton Promoted (from 1993/94): Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City Relegated: Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Norwich City, Crystal Palace Leading Scorer: Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) 34 goals Premier … Read more

Champions: Manchester United Runners-up: Newcastle United Champions League places: Manchester United UEFA Cup places: Newcastle, Aston Villa (League Cup), Arsenal Cup Winners Cup places: Liverpool Promoted (from 1994/95): Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers Relegated: Bolton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City Leading Scorer: Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) 31 goals Premier League Table 1995 – 1996 Pos Team … Read more

1996/97 Premier League Champions: Manchester United Runners-up: Newcastle United Champions League places: Manchester United, Newcastle United UEFA Cup places: Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Leicester City (League Cup) Cup Winners Cup places: Chelsea Promoted (from 1995/96): Sunderland, Derby County, Leicester City Relegated: Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest Leading Scorer: Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) 25 goals Premier League … Read more

The sight of England trooping off the field after Alessandro Diamanti’s penalty sent Joe Hart the wrong way to clinch a place in the Euro 2012 semi finals was a depressingly familiar sight. England penalty misses have been a curse that players representing the country have struggled with over the past three decades. It seems … Read more

The origins and history of football timeline are open to conjecture, and several theories are available. However, there is evidence that the Chinese and Japanese enjoyed games where a ball was kicked back in the dynastic times. There was a correlation between leisure activities and economic prosperity. The Ancient Greeks and Romans indulged in several … Read more

The fourth UEFA European Football Championship tournament, widely known as Euro 1972, was held in Belgium between June 14-18, 1972. UEFA Euro 1972 was only contested by four countries, with the tournament consisting of a semi-final, a third-place play-off, and the final. The UEFA European Football Championship qualifying round was comprised of 32 countries divided into … Read more

There are several conflicting views regarding ancient soccer and who invented association football as we know it today. Most of the world refers to this popular sport as football, and it is undeniably one of the most popular today. Let’s explore how soccer developed and spread throughout history. Soccer is thought to date back to … Read more

Following more than a decade of dictatorship, Brazil adopted a new democratic constitution in 1946. It was confirmed that in 1950 the country would host the fourth World Cup, the most significant international event to take place within its borders. Brazil had first expressed its intention to put on the tournament in 1938. However, the … Read more

Could it possibly be so that a village in Hong Kong known for its laundry and dairy services provided nearly all players for the China Olympic soccer team in 1936? That was the suggestion in a report produced by James Hayes, who wrote, “For unknown reasons, the old Tai Hang families produced a great many … Read more

Some of the best players in the World Cup have helped to propel their teams to victory and have walked away with World Cup medals for their efforts. Pelé won three and is the only player to do so, while Maradona, Zidane, Bobby Charlton, and Andres Iniesta secured winners’ medals for their time at the … Read more