1-
When Bill Nicholson signed Jimmy Greaves for Tottenham Hotspur in December 1961
he paid £99,999.
He felt this would help Greaves in not feeling
the pressure of being the first 6-figure transfer. |
Photo
From: England, Player by Player, Author: Graham Betts
(Jimmy Greaves)
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2-Following
Tottenham’s win over Gornik Zabrze in the Preliminary Round of Champions Cup on
September 13, 1961 (4-2 Gornik win) and September 20, 1961 (8-1 Tottenham win),
Gornik officials accused them of winning through brutality on the field.
Three
Tottenham supporters (Peter Casey, David Kirby and Michael Curley) took offense
to that. For them Tottenham were anything but savages and were angellic. To
drive the point and they started dressing up with sandals, long white robes and
fake beard (just like angels).
They
traveled from field to field for two seasons to rally fans.
After
pressure and complaint from local Church Authorities, the trio disbanded in
1963.
 |
Photo
From: Football Magazine, Issue 44, September 1963
(Angels
of Tottenham)
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3- Bordeaux teammates Alain Giresse and Bernard Lacombe had made a pledge
that if Bordeaux won the French League title for the 1983/84 season, they would
bicycle from Bordeaux to Lourdes to commemorate the triumph.
After
winning the title they were unable to honor that pledge, as they were part of
the French squad for the 1984 Euros at the conclusion of that season.
When Bordeaux won the League title again the
following season (1984/85), they carried out their pledge. |
Photo
From: Onze, Issue 115, July 1985
(Alain
Giresse and Bernard Lacombe)
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Photo
From: Onze, Issue 115, July 1985
(Alain
Giresse and Bernard Lacombe)
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4- Norway and Lillestrøm’s Tom Lund had a fear of flying. For Norway’s World Cup Qualifier in Budapest vs. Hungary (October 31, 1981, Hungary 4-Norway 1), Lund traveled by car a distance of 1200 miles.
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Photo From: Landslaget, Det Norske Fotballandslagets
Historie, 1997
(Tom
Lund, September 9, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, Norway 2-England 1)
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5- France were schedule to play Switzerland in Berne on March 20, 1932
(3-3 tie).
On
the trip to Switzerland, the French Technical Commission’s leading member
Gaston Barreau, along with players: Manuel Anatol, Brothers Jean and
Lucien Laurent and Ernest Liberati were left behind on the docks at Belfort and
missed the train.
Barreau had the entire delegation’s passports in his
possession.
Barreau and the four players had to take a taxi and
drive all the way to Berne (it was snowing as well). They finally arrived at
their hotel at nighttime.
It
is unclear how the rest of the delegation were able to pass through without
passports.
