1- Event:
Johann
Cruyff contract dispute with Ajax Amsterdam, 1983
Consequence:
Johann
Cruyff had a dispute with the Ajax management over his contract at the end of
the 1982/83 season.
With
the matter unresolved, he angrily joined rivals Feyenoord and helped them
clinch the domestic double for the 1983/84 season and retired in style.
Photo
From: Mondial, new series, issue 79, October 1986
(Johann Cruyff at Feyenorrd, 1983/84) |
2- Event:
André Rey breaking his hand in 1978.
Consequence:
FC
Metz goalkeeper AndrĂ© Rey was to be France’s starting goalkeeper
for the 1978 World Cup. However, on March 12th, 1978, during one of his club’s
training sessions, teammate and fellow
International defender Patrick Battiston took such a hard shot in training that
it broke Rey’s left hand.
This effectively ruled him out of the World Cup
and future caps. Nantes goalkeeper Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes took his place
for the World Cup.
Photo
From: Onze, Hors Serie 8, 1978
(Andre
Rey)
|
3- Event:
Holger
Hieronymus’ collision injury with Fritz Walter
Consequence:
SV
Hamburg International defender Holger Hieronymus had a collision with Fritz
Walter during a Bundesliga match on March 31, 1984 (SV Hamburg 2-Waldhof
Mannheim 3).
So
severe was the injury that his season was over. He was still suffering from the
injury for the following season to such an extent that he missed the entire
season. At the end of that season, he decided to put an end to his career at
the age of only 26.
Photo
From: Fussball Magazin, March april 1985
(Holger Hieronymus in training) |
4- Event:
John
Houlding’s dispute with Everton in 1892
Consequence:
Everton
FC played at Anfield until 1892. But then a dispute arose between Everton
Chairman (and Anfield landowner) John Houlding and the Everton Club Committee.
Houlding tried to gain control by registering the company as ‘Everton FC and
Athletic grounds Ltd’.
As
a result, the Everton FC left Anfield and went to play at Goodison Park.
Houlding
tried to take the Everton name and club colors but the English FA refused this
request. As a result, Houlding founded Liverpool FC with their home at Anfield
to this day.
5- Event:
Hungarian
club Attila Budapest’s tour in 1934.
Consequence:
As
part of their tour Hungarian club played a friendly vs. RC Lens in 1934.
They
realized they were lacking funds for their return trip home. To finance this,
they decided to sell one of their players.
19-year
old Ladislas Smid (Siklo) was sold for 13,000 French Francs.
Siklo
stayed at RC Lens for sixteen years, became a naturalized French in 1937 and
was even capped by France in 1945.
He
stayed in his adoptive country for the remainder of his life.
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