TheHex
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The Home of Retro Football. A unique blog that showcases the iconic moments and memories of the beautiful game from past and present. [email protected]
Women's football: 50 years in the wilderness. thehexblog.com/2022/07/06/wom… via @The_Hex_Blog
On this day in 1966, Sir Geoff Hurst scored the only goal of the game as #England beat #Argentina to reach the semi final of the World Cup 🏴🇦🇷
Emilio Butragueño 'The Vulture' 62 today Lethal striker for Real Madrid & Spain This Butragueño finish from Hugo Sanchez's through ball against Napoli for Real Madrid in 1987 is exquisite
Andy Townsend 62 today Midfielder who played for Welling, Weymouth, Southampton, Norwich City, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, WBA & won 70 caps for Ireland
Lily Parr: Football Trailblazer thehexblog.com/2022/07/21/lil… via @The_Hex_Blog
RIP Joey Jones 🏴 The former #Wales international and #LFC European Cup winning left back #LFC #YNWA 🕊️
The Holy Trinity #MUFC 🇾🇪 Name a better attacking trio
After a lengthy 50 year exile from competitive matches the unofficial 'British Independents' led by Harry Batt attended the Women's World Cup in Mexico in 1971. The team was simply billed as 'Inglaterra' but they didn't wear the #ThreeLions in an attempt to appease the WFA who…
New arrivals Andrei Kanchelskis and Rod Wallace both combined to help #Rangers beat Greek side #PAOK in the UEFA Cup 2nd round qualifying tie at Ibrox back in 1998 🏴🇬🇷
Milan vs Napoli. Baresi vs Maradona. When We Were Kings.
Trevor Sinclair's bicycle kick goal in 1997 for QPR vs Barnsley is one of the most spectacular ever. Watch the video and prepare to be amazed!
A young Ronaldo at the 1996 Olympic Games. Looks a player, that lad.
With the football season over we thought we’d take the reins at Old Trafford on Retro Footy Manager to see how we perform as boss of #MUFC in the 95/96 season. We need to finish Top 8 which should be a doddle right 😎 follow our progress 🧵👇🏻
Paul Bracewell 63 today Excellent midfielder who played for Stoke City, Sunderland, Everton, Newcastle, Fulham & won 3 caps for England Responsible for one of the best passes you'll ever see back in 1985
The late Tony Gubba was a fantastic commentator. So here’s 100 seconds of him describing goals with his trademark “Ohh!” reaction…