Focus on : Roy Keane As i see it

  It's hard to think of a weakness in Roy Keane, unless you count his allergy to prawns. In the dozen years he was at Old Traffoid the Irishman developed into the perfect central midfield player and one of the most inspirational captains ever to wear the red shirt. United fans know a player who shares their passion for their club when they see one and Keane came in that bracket. His commitment to his club was total. Of course, there was a downside to the boy from Cork. He was no Corinthian. Keane could be nasty and he was no stranger to referees' notebooks or the august members of the FA's disciplinary committee. But his uncompromising approach to his trade just made the fans love him all the more. He may at times have been a hard-nosed, crude-tackling, ref-baiting felon - but he was their hard-nosed, crude-tackling, refbaiting felon. Keane was vital to United's cause for so long, because the team gained so many different players wrapped up in the one jersey. He was a midfield scrapper without equal, a man who went into challenges with such fierce determination that a 50:50 ball was more like 80:20 in his favour. His reputation saw to that. 

Campionato 1963 1964 Bologne Inter Milan

Focus On : Rogero Cerni 100 Goals

  Rogério Ceni scored his 100th goal for São Paulo , the winner in a 2-1 league victory against Corinthians. Ceni is 37 years old and has played more than 950 matches in his 21-year career, which adds up to a strike-rate of a goal every nine games or so – roughly equivalent to Emile Heskey's record with England. Heskey, of course, did a lot of good work in his own half. But then, so does Ceni, who is by trade a goalkeeper in Brazil's top division, performing his main role well enough to have loitered for some time on the international fringes. It is a stunning achievement: 100 career goals in a one-club career that has seen him also win two World Club Championships and pick up 17 caps for Brazil. The goalscoring keeper may not be an entirely new concept: Jorge Campos and René Higuita achieved novelty-oddity status through similar, albeit reduced feats. Campos scored 38 career goals, a portion of those while playing as a striker. Higuita, another set-piece specialist, scored eight times in 68 matches for Colombia. Ceni's closest rival José Luis Chilavert scored 67 career goals, and was also the first goalkeeper to shoot at goal from a direct free-kick at a World Cup finals, almost scoring against Bulgaria in 1998.

Sampdoria Stagione 1990 1991

 

Coupe Intercontinentale 1987 1988 Psv Eindhovel Nacional Monterey

 11 décembre 1988

Stade national Tokyo

 

 

Coupe Intercontinentale 2002 Real Madrid Olympia

 3 décembre 2002

Stade international de Yokohama

 

 

C1 1961 Benfica Barcelone Finale

 

C1 1989 1990 Cska Sofia Marseille Quart de Finale Aller Retour FR

 

Readings: Jimmy Hill

Euro 1996 : The Three Lions Roared

Charles, Sivori & Boniperti "Amore Bianconero"

WC 1982 France Pologne Match 3e Place

 On aurait sans doute tort de considérer que Michel Hidalgo a pris ce match de classement à la légère. Il a tout simplement démontré une fois de plus ses dons de psychologue. Les Polonais sans Boniek ont été battus sans rémission par les Italiens en demi-finale. Ils n’ont donc rien à regretter, d’autant que leur accession à ce stade de la compétition est, de leur propre aveu, parfaitement inespérée. En conséquence ils sont prêts à se battre bec et ongles pour une place de troisième, et avec leurs meilleurs éléments. 

 

Brasileirão 1981 São Paulo Grêmio Finale Retour

 

Cesar : The Billy Mc Neill Story