Classic Images Thread

[Ombak]

Pelé cries on Didi's shoulder after fulfilling his promise to his father o winning a World Cup for Brazil
http://jbonline.terra.com.br/destaques/copa2002/images/copa58_pele.jpg

[ChaChaFut]

Ferenc Puskas, Europe's whip

http://www.offside.at/images/star_12.jpg

[Real Ray]

Sometimes it's off the pitch where a team's true character comes through the lens...

http://www.geocities.com/castmind/madridparis.jpg

This is Real Madrid in Paris the day before the first European Cup. Look at these guys-Di Stefano is like Sinatra leading the Rat Pack! The recent Galacticos, having nothing on these boys. Confidence, swagger-it's all there.

Football & Politics via Socrates

http://www.geocities.com/castmind/socrates.jpg

[billyireland]

http://www.manutdzone.com/legends/Best6.jpg

This picture literally defines George Best. The rough edges and 'dark side' of him in the mud on his legs and hairy nature, the grace and skill he had with how the ball just seems frozen dead, despite the fact he is running at a fair pace, how the Man United team was at times Best + 10 by the time this photo was taken, and the general free spirited style with which he played the game, which is evident in his body language. This is how Georgie often held his stance (much like the Baggio & Maradona pictures above), and the picture really just is the embodiment of George Best.

[billyireland]

http://www.manutdzone.com/legends/cantona2.jpg

Again, this picture sums up the player it shows brilliantly. In it, you can see Cantona's unique and eccentric swagger and arrogance (most notably in the collar), as he doesn't look like a player on the field of play, but rather somebody just strutting around their home. The captain's armband lets you know just how inportant Eric was to Manchester United at the time, leading from the front. He even seems to be walking with grace and style, but also has that not-to-be-messed-with look about him, and a powerful build to back it up. On top of that, the sheer visibility of his name and number let you know immediately who Cantona was, because during his time at Manchester United you could literally sit somebody who had never watched football in their lives in front of the screen, turn off the commentary and have them know who Cantona was inside 20 minutes of play.

[dmar]

http://img5.picsplace.to/img5/19/rm_distefano_01.jpg (http://picsplace.to/)

Di Stefano with 5 European Cups.

[ChaChaFut]

If anyone has a pic of Laudrup making a no-look pass, please share (been trying to find one for a while).

[Gregoriak]

I love this picture of Maradona, from the 86 WC final match.

Forster and Schumacher, two all-time great German players, almost collide as they dive at his feet, and we see another fallen German player in the background, as well as several from both teams standing around watching from a distance.

I think this picture exemplifies as well as any the dominance of Maradona during that World Cup.


http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/en/pf/20011221/i/2416443429.jpg


The other fallen player is Lothar Matthäus, next to him stands sweeper Ditmar Jakobs and then Hans-Peter Briegel.

[Gregoriak]

Probably the most famous goal scored by a German player is that scored by Fritz Walter in 1956 in Leipzig. It was a historic meeting, as the best West German side (1. FC Kaiserslautern) met the best East German side (Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt). The game was staged in Leipzig and the stadium was packed with 110,000 fans (highest ever attendance figure in Germany).

Kaiserslautern won 5-3, it was a very big occasion and Fritz Walter scored an incredible goal with his heel while flying thru the air:

http://www.fritz-walter-stiftung.de/FritzWalter/PhotoArchiv/1995_00_00_005.jpg

It's a pretty iconic photo in Germany.

[afgrijselijkheid]

two more of cruijff...



just ahead of his debut in 1964

http://www.degoeieouwetijd.nl/plaatjes/7811_plaatjes/cruijff01.jpg
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i see this famous picture in life-size every time i go to the ArenA press box

http://www.degoeieouwetijd.nl/plaatjes/7811_plaatjes/cruijff02.jpg

[afgrijselijkheid]

lord dennis in full flight


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y109/bluedaddy19/8502074PHOLLANDVARGENTINA.jpg

http://www2.raisport.rai.it/eventi/francia98/incontri/foto/holarg21c.jpg

http://www.infokids.com.hk/luitinshun/bergkamp.jpg

[Real Ray]

http://www.geocities.com/castmind/banks.jpg

Gordon Banks & Jimmy Greaves

[Gregoriak]

What shirt number is Greaves wearing there? 11? Back in the sixties shirt numbering was still taken very seriously, that's why I find it surprising that he wore the #11 shirt, which would be that of outside left (but in this pic attacking from the right!). Always had him down as a pure inside forward, not as a winger.

[Bertje]

http://www.degoeieouwetijd.nl/plaatjes/7811_plaatjes/cruijff02.jpg

My favorite. Ever.

[Real Ray]

What shirt number is Greaves wearing there? 11? Back in the sixties shirt numbering was still taken very seriously, that's why I find it surprising that he wore the #11 shirt, which would be that of outside left (but in this pic attacking from the right!). Always had him down as a pure inside forward, not as a winger.

Well, this was from a West Ham-Stoke City match in 1971-at the end of his career. Perhaps the other traditonal numbers were taken-I don't know much about West Ham's history.

[white riot]

Nice thread.

[unclesox]

http://www.vivadiego.com/belgio_82.jpg

No words necessary. ;)

[unclesox]

http://www.eurosoccer.com/pics/00/aug/imhsv-n.jpg

Nothing really historical here. I only add this because when I began following the sport around 1978 Keegan was my favorite player during that time even though I never cared for Hamburg. Brings back many great memories seeing "Mighty Mouse" in that HSV kit. :)

[Real Ray]

http://www.vivadiego.com/belgio_82.jpg

No words necessary. ;)

That's just brilliant.

[argentine soccer fan]

[QUOTE=bluedaddy19]lord dennis in full flight


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y109/bluedaddy19/8502074PHOLLANDVARGENTINA.jpg

I blame Ayala for this goal. Bergkamp gave him a great fake to the outside, and Ayala can't be blamed for buying it. But really if Bergkamp had gone in that direction then he'd have gotten himself in a very difficult position to score. Ayala should have just kept the inside position, and ignored Bergkamp's move.

Of course, it's easy to analyze it in hindsight, not so easy to react in a split second during the flow of the play. It was a great goal, and very painful indeed, coming as it did in the closing minutes of a single elimination World Cup quarterfinal match.