http://www.retrofootball.co.uk The Game's Greatest Matches Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:17:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en More than just a trivial place in which fans seek out the pleasure of watching their team play and hopefully win, football stadiums are cathedrals in which great drama can unfold. Indeed no football arena in England has ever confined the sensations of the sport as dramatically as Manchester City’s ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/maine-road-660.html There’s nothing straightforward about backing the Boro; the last 25 years has seen them reach six cup finals, achieve four promotions and suffer relegation four times, amongst controversial points deductions and ultimately being on the brink of collapse, had it not been for savior, Steve Gibson. Despite incredibly the last decade being ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/ayresome-park-570.html Feethams may not have been the most glamorous of old stadiums but it was home to Darlington FC from their formation in 1883 until the move to the new Darlington Arena in 2003. Originally a cricket ground the stadium had been used for football since the 1860's but it was not until ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/feethams-120-all-out-but-is-a-second-innings-on-the-cards-518.html Those of you who saw the first leg of the recent Europa League fixture between Juventus and Fulham could be forgiven for wondering why Juve, one of Europe’s most prestigious clubs and the best supported in Italy were playing in such a small stadium.  The game was hosted at the ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/short-and-unloved-the-strange-story-of-the-stadio-delle-alpi-595.html It was one of the most sophisticated football stadiums of its generation; It symbolised a new, democratic Germany; It was a stomping ground for some legendary Bayern sides. The Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium in Northern Munich was the centre-piece at the 1972 Olympics in which the "new" Germany aimed to show ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/munich-593.html IT WAS the icing on the cake after a turbulent decade; the day Rotherham United effectively became homeless, because of a petty, stubborn and bitter dispute with a former chairman of the club. The Millers, a club who had entered administration twice in two years and were docked points with alarming ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/mill-moor-pain-for-rotherham-fans-after-decade-of-heartache-534.html 1993 proved to be the breaking of a longstanding barrier, as Olympique de Marseille became the first French side to win the European Cup, a full 37 years after Frenchman Gabriel Hanot invented the competition. A solitary goal from Basile Boli was enough for l’OM as they sent the superstars of ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/1993-european-cup-final-marseille-magic-is-un-boli-vable-489.html When Glasgow was chosen to host the 1960 European Cup final, the city expected to see two top teams from the continent battling it out for the right to be crowned champions of Europe. The city got their wish, and a little bit extra. This was familiar territory for the Real ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/1960-european-cup-final-the-greatest-game-486.html If he hadn’t already made a name for himself by knocking out Manchester United en route to the final, this was the match which pushed Jose Mourinho over the bounds of mediocrity, and into the realms of speciality. Pre-match, the 2004 Champions League final between FC Porto and AS Monaco ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/2004-champions-league-final-battle-of-the-underdogs-476.html Aston Villa defied all odds as they beat a strong Bayern Munich side 1-0 to win the European Cup, this win kept up the dominance of English football at this level as this kept the European Cup in England for the sixth year running. The game itself was exciting and action ... http://www.retrofootball.co.uk/european-cup-final-1982-germans-undone-as-saviour-spinks-helps-villa-to-euro-glory-473.html