Famous Football Moments You Haven't Seen

[Wonder Pigeon]

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In modern football you see everything of note, often seconds after it happened. It takes a very dedicated football fan to go back and watch old matches in full, but whether it's through social media, pre-game packages or otherwise, you still get to see the most famous moments. Any time Argentina come up on English television you're going to see the Hand of God, every Manchester United fan regardless of age has seen Solskjaer win it in Barcelona.

What are the biggest football moments that you've heard about but never seen the footage? I couldn't tell you what Gordon Banks' save against Brazil in 1970 actually looks like. Slightly more recently, I was at a Shelbourne game when Suarez handled the ball against Ghana in the World Cup in 2010, and as it slipped down the rungs of his highlights and controversies since, I don't think I've ever seen that one either.

 

[whitbyviking]

The winning penalties for the scousers in the CL.

 

[Uniquim]

It's not precisely what you asked for since I watched the game, but I think a lot on here probably won't have seen the 2019 Libertadores final. Flamengo had their 1999 moment.
Worth watching the last 5 or so minutes of the game. I've set it to start at 10:12. Gabigol scored twice, got a yellow card, then a red card, and River had Palacios sent off too all in a couple of minutes.



and to answer the question: I felt I heard so much about that 1994 final and Baggio's moment, but I've never seen any of it. I saw there was now a documentary on Netflix(?) about Baggio that probably will include that, but haven't started it yet. Never watched Liverpool's CL comeback win. Never seen any clips of that Grande Torino side, even if I've read a lot about it. Not sure if there even is much footage given how long ago it was.

 

[Solius]

Dunno if it's famous but I've basically never seen a single City trophy lift or celebrations. Successfully managed to avoid pics and stuff too.

 

[Moriarty]

I felt I heard so much about that 1994 final and Baggio's moment, but I've never seen any of it.

I didn't watch a single game of the 1984 world cup. It had no appeal for me at all.

 

[Wonder Pigeon]

Dunno if it's famous but I've basically never seen a single City trophy lift or celebrations. Successfully managed to avoid pics and stuff too.

The Aguero goal is undeniable but modern City are so dully inevitable they don't lend themselves to moments. Was it two seasons ago they came back from 2-0 down on the last day to snatch the league away from Liverpool? Couldn't tell you what one goal in that game looked like.

 

[Hound Dog]

Interesting thread.

I think I havent watched a single full United game in LVG's second season. So whatever happened there I know only from this forum. This includes the FA cup final.

 

[horsechoker]

Never actually watched the 2010 Champions League final nor the 2003 one which are accepted to be the most boring

 

[Big Andy]

The Aguero goal is undeniable but modern City are so dully inevitable they don't lend themselves to moments. Was it two seasons ago they came back from 2-0 down on the last day to snatch the league away from Liverpool? Couldn't tell you what one goal in that game looked like.

I can tell you how sick the scousers in the pub were though

 

[Chipper]

Loads in the last 15 years. The way I watched football totally changed. Up until my mid twenties I'd watch, or at least have on TV in the background as much as I could. If I was at home I'd have football on. That changed, I watch every United game I can now, but nowhere as much football in general even if I have the time.

Just going through a list of CL finals for example - I watched the last one we were in (2011). Since that I remember watching 2 live in full. Bayern v Dortmund & Real Madrid v Liverpool (the Karius one). Turned off Liverpool v Spurs when they scored early and I think that's it. Don't think I've seen the highlights or goals for most of them, the last 4 finals I've no memory of seeing anything of at all.

Similar story for World Cups, Euros, domestic cup finals, and big domestic league matches. Seen 2 of the last 5 world cup finals; Spain v Netherlands, France v Croatia. Suppose Messi winning the last one was a legendary moment but I couldn't be arsed with it and haven't seen it.

 

[moses]

I didn't watch a single game of the 1984 world cup. It had no appeal for me at all.

There was no World Cup in 1984, but there was a cracking European Championships.

 

[Moriarty]

There was no World Cup in 1984, but there was a cracking European Championships.

Sorry. I meant the 1994 tournament in the US.

 

[moses]

Sorry. I meant the 1994 tournament in the US.

I know. I'm an incurable twat.

 

[thisisnottaken1]

Way too many to name.

 

[Šjor Bepo]

never watched the istanbul final, hated both teams so just decided to do something else(cant remember what)

 

[DJ Jeff]

I managed to never have actually seen the Aguero goal until about 2016 by changing the channel every time it came on. Don't really care about it now.

 

[OverratedOpinion]

I am not sure any of their moments are particularly famous but I have seen very little of this City side as a whole.

Firstly because nothing they do really matters but also because they play some of the most boring football going.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Dunno if it's famous but I've basically never seen a single City trophy lift or celebrations. Successfully managed to avoid pics and stuff too.

I was gonna reply to you with a picture of them lifting the trophy and say "what? This pic?" But when I was typing it in Google, I nearly threw up.

 

[giorno]

The Aguero goal is undeniable but modern City are so dully inevitable they don't lend themselves to moments.

I dunno man, they were involved in one if the all time greatest moments in european football history. Not quite United in '99 but close enough

 

[Moriarty]

There was no World Cup in 1984, but there was a cracking European Championships.

That's true.

I know. I'm an incurable twat.

Nah. You're all right.

 

[harms]

Never seen any clips of that Grande Torino side, even if I've read a lot about it. Not sure if there even is much footage given how long ago it was.

I don't believe there is any aside from maybe a few random seconds here and there. But nothing that you can at least try to begin to assess their quality on.

 

[CallyRed]

I've not watched the 7 goals Liverpool put past us last season and I never will.

 

[thisisnottaken1]

I've not watched the 7 goals Liverpool put past us last season and I never will.

Same here.

 

[Berbaclass]

It's not precisely what you asked for since I watched the game, but I think a lot on here probably won't have seen the 2019 Libertadores final. Flamengo had their 1999 moment.
Worth watching the last 5 or so minutes of the game. I've set it to start at 10:12. Gabigol scored twice, got a yellow card, then a red card, and River had Palacios sent off too all in a couple of minutes.



and to answer the question: I felt I heard so much about that 1994 final and Baggio's moment, but I've never seen any of it. I saw there was now a documentary on Netflix(?) about Baggio that probably will include that, but haven't started it yet. Never watched Liverpool's CL comeback win. Never seen any clips of that Grande Torino side, even if I've read a lot about it. Not sure if there even is much footage given how long ago it was.

I won thousands on that game when Flamengo came back. Greatest shithouse win I’ve ever seen on a stage like that.

 

[Robertd0803]

I havent seen anything Liverpool/City have acheived in the past 10/11 years.

Quite proud of my disregard for it as well.

 

[MiceOnMeth]

never watched the istanbul final, hated both teams so just decided to do something else(cant remember what)

How could you hate that Milan side?

 

[horsechoker]

How could you hate that Milan side?

Inter fan

 

[Lay]

Never seen the goals in the UCL final between Spurs and Liverpool or City v Inter

 

[Big Ben Foster]

I turned off the City-QPR match when Dzeko equalized. At that point I knew it was inevitable.

 

[Chairman Steve]

Never watched the Aguero QPR goal. I was at a Swansea vs Liverpool game with friends where Liverpool meekly lost and their fans were quiet all game, then once news got through about that goal after the FT whistle, they celebrated like they’d just won the Champions League

 

[Snow]

Last WC if it had anything famous.

 

[Solius]

I was gonna reply to you with a picture of them lifting the trophy and say "what? This pic?" But when I was typing it in Google, I nearly threw up.

I’ve been wary of this. I scrolled extremely slowly to @Mr Pigeon reply to me to make sure it wasn’t an image

 

[didz]

I'm pretty sure the only reason I've seen the Aguero goal is because Sky Sports put it in their ad breaks. Even then I must know to look away every time, because I genuinely can't picture it.

 

[Chipper]

Is Jude Bellingham any good?

Not really a moment, but as he's topical right now I've realised I don't know.

I don't watch Bundesliga or La Liga at all these days, and very few Champions League games not involving United.

I wasn't too enthused for the last World Cup with it being in winter, the human rights issues etc. Saw England v France and I've googled it, he played in that match but I don't remember him. That was the only game I saw. I don't bother with England outside of major tournaments.

Watched a bit of the second leg of City v Real Madrid the other week when it started to look like City were going out, which is the only other time I would have seen him but he left no impression at all.

It's weird as feck because I spend a lot of time online/reading about football. I'm on this forum loads, but don't watch that much now in honesty.

 

[Gavinb33]

I was in Florida in 2012 for the Aguero thing I managed not to see it for about 3 or 4 years after somehow

 

[led_scholes]

Up until recently I hadnt watched the original panenka penalty.

I still haven't seen the famous poborsky goal from 96.

 

[thisisnottaken1]

I sort of envy of the people who haven’t seen the Agüero goal. I saw it live and it was probably the most heart crushing football moment in my life.

 

[Chipper]

Up until recently I hadnt watched the original panenka penalty.

I still haven't seen the famous poborsky goal from 96.

For years I had no idea why people called it a Panenka. It didn't seem to be a thing at all from the late 80s and throughout the 90s. I swear nobody took a single penalty that way in all that time before it became trendier again in the 2000s/2010s. If they did I don't think it got called a Panenka in UK media, probably a chipped penalty or something.

When I first heard it I assumed it was the word for chipping, lobbing, dinked or lofted in another language for ages.

Edit: Even reading the Wikipedia article on that style of penalty there are no other examples until Totti in Euro 2000, barring one miss from Gary Lineker in 1992 that I don't remember at all. Probably in a friendly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panenka_(penalty_kick)

 

[Trequarista10]

I dunno man, they were involved in one if the all time greatest moments in european football history. Not quite United in '99 but close enough

I watch so little of City I don't even know what this is referencing?

 

[giorno]

I watch so little of City I don't even know what this is referencing?