Napoli vs Bayern. Maradona steps out. Just warm-up, they said. "Live Is Life" plays. Diego dances with ball glued to boot. Total control—blind. Shoulders, head, feet. Liquid silk. Smile. Swagger. Joy. Crowd didn't wait for kick-off. Free masterpiece 🎧⚽💙
"Na época de Pelé era mais fácil" 😅
Imagine dominar uma bola de couro encharcada que pesava o dobro, usando chuteiras pesadas com cravos pregados na sola, em um campo de pura lama. Tudo isso numa época em que não existiam cartões para frear a pancadaria e sequer havia substituições para quem se machucasse.
Foi superando a "lei da selva" da arbitragem, maratonas insanas de viagens e uma medicina rudimentar que Pelé e os craques de sua geração criaram o futebol-arte. A genialidade daquela época não foi forjada em gramados de tapete ou laboratórios de alta performance: ela floresceu apesar de todas as barreiras físicas.
Não tentem desmerecer Pelé, é muito feio.
Preben Elkjær. The most dangerous striker of the '80s most millennials have never heard of.
The heartbeat of Danish Dynamite. A World Cup Bronze Ball at Mexico 86. Three consecutive top four Ballon d'Or finishes.
is he the most underrated striker of his generation?
A thread. 🧵
Last known photo of Michael Collins alive, Collins in the back of his touring car leaving Lee's Hotel, Bandon, on the evening of 22 Aug 1922, about 30 mins before the ambush at Béal na Blath.
In the 1980 masterpiece *Airplane*, Barbara Billingsley received a script instructing her to speak Jive. Unsure how, she lunched with actors Al White and Norman Alexander Gibbs. They improvised Jive for the entire scene.
Rita Moreno performing "Fever" on the Muppet Show with Animal on drums which originally aired almost 50 years ago in the UK on September 12, 1976 and in New York on September 20, 1976 which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award.
7th June 1967, Celtic beat Real Madrid 1:0 at the Bernabeu for Alfredo Di Stefano's testimonial.
Bobby Lennox got the winner and Jinky stole the show.
‘Ole!’
On This Day 7th June 1967 🍀
We played our first match after being crowned Champions of Europe ⭐️
Our opponents were Real Madrid in the Alfredo Di Stéfano Testimonial Match 🇪🇸
We won 1-0 with a goal from Bobby Lennox ⚽️