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The 100 greatest football moments of all time
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When we look back over football history, or indeed our own history with the game, it’s never truly the realities of matches or seasons that we remember. It’s the individual moments. The last-minute winners. The touches of transcendent quality. The shock incidents.
They energise us, excite us and – of course – move us. In truth, such moments are what we follow football for. As Nick Nornby writes in Fever Pitch, real life doesn’t usually provide last-minute winners.
Clearly, some moments are more important than others in the context of a match or season. Some mean more in the long-term. Some are more spectacular. Some more surprising. Some more symbolic. And then some are just unique. Continue reading
So, in attempting to determine the greatest and most historic moments in football history, we looked to distil these qualities.
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Alex Ferguson looked on, realising a big lesson was needed here. He had been sitting in the Carrington canteen, chatting away to an old friend but keeping a vigilant eye on the Manchester United youngsters lining up for lunch.
As underage forward Robbie Brady opened his mouth to order, he was suddenly cut off by someone cutting in. Cristiano Ronaldo, just in the door and having just received the 2008 Ballon D’Or, presumed the place in the queue to go with his new prize.
He presumed correctly. Brady stood off.
As the hungry lad walked off, tray in his hands a few moments later than he expected, Ferguson called the young Irishman over.
“Why did you let him in there?”
“Well, you know… it’s Ronaldo boss.”
“You’re here to try take his place son. Don’t let me see you do that again.”
It’s only a little vignette but still one that tells a whole lot about why Ferguson has won what he’s won.
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