Sam Brookes recalls Mancini’s sublime backheel goal against Lazio in the Derby della Capitale in November 2003.
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.
Sam Brookes recounts the story of Gazza’s greatest goal of his spell in Serie A with Lazio, against Pescara in 1992.
Sam Brookes recalls Vincenzo Montella’s crucial goal for Roma against Milan in the 2000/01 season.
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“Batistutaaaaa!” yelled the great Peter Brackley seemingly every other Sunday afternoon. It was one of the most striking […]
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A young son sits with his father at a restaurant. Suddenly he notices Real Madrid left-back Marcelo at […]
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“My greatest ever goal? The left-footed volley against Sampdoria,” Francesco Totti told The New York Times recently. In […]
“During my career I won the World Cup, was top scorer in Serie A, won the golden boot […]
