The Antique Football

“Pelé is one of the few who contradicted my theory. Instead of 15 minutes of fame, he will have 15 centuries.” - Andy Warhol #RIPPele

Thierry Henry embraces Steven Gerrard, consoling him after Liverpool’s loss against Arsenal in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, 2007

Female Liverpool fans prior the 1950 FA Cup Final against Arsenal. Photo: Getty Images

In 1962, Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah invited Real Madrid to Ghana as part of his vision to showcase Ghana’s global stature and inspire African football. Santiago Bernabéu presented him a gift at Flagstaff House, and days later Madrid stars Di Stéfano and Puskás faced the Black Stars in Accra. The 3–3 draw became a milestone in African football.

@untiposimpatico Anpfiff!

@AntiqueFootball And Toni Schumacher once he left Bundesliga after his infamous book, right?

Fenerbahçe’s 1988/89 squad is legendary: 103 goals in one season (still a record), 93 points, only 2 losses. Led by Aykut Kocaman, Rıdvan Dilmen, Oğuz Çetin and Tanju Çolak, they played the most attacking football Turkey had ever seen.

Flamengo's Zico scores v Cobreloa in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores Final. 13 November 1981. Zico scored both goals for Flamengo in the 12th and 30th (penalty) minutes, while Victor Merello scored for Cobreloa in the 65th minute.

In 1982, San Lorenzo [@SanLorenzo] was relegated to the second division. That year they sold more tickets than every 1st division team, even combined champions Ferro and Estudiantes. 75,000 packed the Monumental vs Tigre, the largest 2nd div crowd ever, and they even outdrew Boca River the week before.

F.C. København, 1992

Danish cub Boldklubben 1903 aka B 1903 had some interesting kits in 1977 (L) and 1979 (R). They eventually merged with Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) to form the current club F.C. København in 1992

Franco and Giuseppe Baresi of Milan and Inter, 1979.

Manchester City v Arsenal (1-5), at Maine Road. 22 February 2003. 'Manchester city are defending like a pub team' ⚽️ Bergkamp ⚽️ Pirés ⚽️ Henry ⚽️ Campbell ⚽️ Vieira ⚽️ Anelka

Woolwich Arsenal goalkeeper Harold Crawford reaches for a shot from a Manchester City striker during a game at Arsenal’s Plumstead ground in South London, 2nd November 1912. Photo: Getty Images

"Denis was always full of enthusiasm for the game and full of awareness. He scored the goals that one should score. It sounds funny saying that. A lot of players score spectacular goals, but don't score the ones they should score. Denis didn't blast the ball or try to burst the net. All he wanted to do was get the ball over the line. If Denis was through on his own with only the goalkeeper to beat, you could get your tea out and drink it - it was going to be a goal." - Bill Shankly Huddersfield Town manager Bill Shankly coaching some of his club’s young players, including Denis Law. May, 1959.

Rest in Peace to the great Denis Law. "He was my hero. He typified my idea of a Scottish footballer. He was dashing, he was mischievous. He was everything I wanted to be. There were occasions when you were just waiting for Denis to cause trouble. A lot of Scots can do that, you know. It was his way of telling the world, "You're not going to kick me." - Sir Alex Ferguson

The referee tosses up a coin on a snow-covered football pitch at the start of the match between Arsenal and Manchester United at Highbury, 1926. Photo: Getty Images

Werder Bremen team during the 1969/70 season.

Bayern's Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller celebrate Müller’s goal against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, on 4 October 1969. Bayern won the match 4-1. Photo: Sven Simon

A boy in the stands of the Maracanã, at the 1950 World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay. Photo: IMS

Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, 1953 Photo by Alice Brill

@AngeLaBruna01 Thanks for the catching the mistake!

@AntiqueFootball 1996 Libertadores Coup is won by River Plate. Is wrong that is was second consecutive. 1998 is won by Vasco da Gama

On this day in 1997, Cruzeiro won their second consecutive Copa Libertadores, despite starting the tournament edition with three straight losses in the group stage. Facing off against the Peru's Sporting Cristal, the first leg in Lima ended in a scorless draw. Cruzeiro hosted the second leg one week later in Belo Horizonte where the crowd reached an official count of just over 95,000 (and an unofficial count of almost 107,000). Elivélton scored the final's only goal in the 75th minute.