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Unknown goalie scores the most important goal in soccer team’s history In 1999, the Carlisle United soccer team from the county of Cumbria in northwest England was on the verge of being relegated down a league. They had to win against Plymouth Argyle or it was a done deal. The score was 1-1, 10 seconds left. Time for one more play, a corner kick. With nothing to lose, Carlisle moved their whole team in front of the net in a final effort to make something happen. Citizen Sports Grandeslam.net 500 REASONS TO LOVE FOOTBALL 491: German Football Stickers Off to Blighty on a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the glorious game? German? Why not bring stickers with you to show everyone where you've come from. Better still, stick them all over the Dulwich Hamlet toilets. 490. The Best Ever Finishes By English Managers In The Premier League For a country which has what many would describe as ‘the best league in the world’ England has never, in the 25 Premier League seasons, produced an English Premier League manager. The debate could rage on for days as to whether the level of coaching, from grass-roots right up to the Premier League, is up to scratch, or whether or not the big clubs are too reluctant to give English managers a chance. At the start of the 2016/2017 Premier League season only four of the twenty managers were actually born in England. Bournemouth’s highly rated Eddie Howe and Burnley’s talented Sean Dyche were the only two who started the season who kept their jobs with Crystal Palace’s Alan Pardew and Hull City’s Mike Phelan both sacked during the campaign. Whilst it’s true that the likes of Eddie Howe, Sean Dyche and even Paul Clement could have big futures in the game, will we ever see an English Premier League winning manager?

Template:Football kit The purpose of a football kit template is to show the look, feel, and design of an association football (or rugby) kit for both identification and historical purposes. For the most complete listing of templates available for use, see the Football kit templates category on Wikimedia Commons. Also, generic templates are available at Template:Football kit/pattern list. Specification Usage The most common usage is as a sub-template of an infobox such as {{Infobox football club}}, {{Infobox football club season}}, or {{Infobox national football team}} in use on an article relating to a football club or an article relating to a club's season.

Oldest football clubs The world's oldest clubs playing various codes of football The oldest football clubs trace their origins to the mid-19th century, a period when football evolved from being a casual pastime to an organised, mainstream sport. British Isles[edit] Defunct clubs[edit]

2021 UK and global major sports events: month-by-month calendar Finger’s crossed, 2021 could be a fantastic year for sport. After all of the postponements, cancellations and rescheduling of so many events in 2020, the next 12 months promises to be memorable. Major sporting events taking place this year include football’s Uefa European Championship, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and golf’s Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup.

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