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Category Archive: Goal O’ The Times

A look back at calcio’s defining goals, the players who scored them, the memorable celebrations and their impact on the times.

Goal O’ The Times: Mancini vs. Lazio (2003)

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Sam Brookes recalls Mancini’s sublime backheel goal against Lazio in the Derby della Capitale in November 2003.

sambrookes3177 January 15, 2021 Gazzetta, Goal O' The Times

Goal O’ The Times: Paul Gascoigne vs. Pescara (1992)

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Sam Brookes recounts the story of Gazza’s greatest goal of his spell in Serie A with Lazio, against Pescara in 1992.

sambrookes3177 December 6, 2020 Goal O' The Times

Goal O’ The Times: Vincenzo Montella vs. Milan (2001)

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Sam Brookes recalls Vincenzo Montella’s crucial goal for Roma against Milan in the 2000/01 season.

sambrookes3177 November 27, 2020 Gazzetta, Goal O' The Times

Goal O’ The Times: Andriy Shevchenko vs. Juventus (2001)

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There are few better sights in football than a striker at the peak of their powers. Scoring goals […]

thegentlemanultra September 15, 2020 Gazzetta, Goal O' The Times

Goal O’ The Times: Diego Maradona vs. Brescia (1986)

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Football is quite an obsessive sport. That’s hardly a revelation; digested, dissected, debated and played by billions around […]

Emmet Gates April 20, 2018 Goal O' The Times

Goal O’ The Times: Antonio Cassano vs. Inter (1999)

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“The saddest thing in life is wasted talent,” Roberto De Niro passionately tells his son in the 1993 […]

Emmet Gates May 19, 2017 Goal O' The Times, Series

Goal O’ The Times: Gabriel Batistuta vs. Napoli (1996)

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“Batistutaaaaa!” yelled the great Peter Brackley seemingly every other Sunday afternoon. It was one of the most striking […]

Emmet Gates April 29, 2017 Goal O' The Times, Series

Goal O’ The Times: Paul Gascoigne vs. Roma (1992)

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If there was ever a transfer that kick started a mini pop culture revolution, it was Paul Gascoigne’s […]

Emmet Gates April 29, 2017 Goal O' The Times, Series

Goal O’ The Times: Alessandro Del Piero vs. Lazio (1994)

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Often a player can embark on a breakthrough season. We’ve all seen it before; the youngster who finally […]

Emmet Gates April 29, 2017 Goal O' The Times, Series

Goal O’ The Times: Alvaro Recoba vs. Brescia (1997)

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A young son sits with his father at a restaurant. Suddenly he notices Real Madrid left-back Marcelo at […]

Emmet Gates March 30, 2017 Goal O' The Times, Series

Goal O’ The Times: David Trezeguet vs. Milan (2005)

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Juventus vs. Milan; it may seem strange that despite both clubs historically being Italy’s two most successful and […]

Emmet Gates March 5, 2017 Goal O' The Times, Series

Goal O’ The Times: Francesco Totti vs. Sampdoria (2006)

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“My greatest ever goal? The left-footed volley against Sampdoria,” Francesco Totti told The New York Times recently. In […]

Emmet Gates March 5, 2017 Goal O' The Times, Series

Goal O’ The Times: Roberto Baggio vs. Juventus (2001)

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​“During my career I won the World Cup, was top scorer in Serie A, won the golden boot […]

Emmet Gates February 18, 2017 Goal O' The Times, The Author's 15
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