These Football Times

Once upon a time at Ajax.

The 2000 Ballon d’Or standings were stacked 😮‍💨

The countries in red have not had a top flight champion from their capital city since 2000.

Who’s most likely to lift the curse?

🗺 u/NewKlear09 (Reddit)

Try picking a front three from this lot 🇮🇹

“Tell you what, Ricky, pal. If I’d have had you in your prime, I’d have got you playing 400 sideways passes a game. Just imagine it. None of that dribbling nonsense.”

The 1999/00 Champions League top scorers list.

Porto’s Mário Jardel took the outright crown by virtue of playing the fewest minutes (1,153), with his goals coming against:

⚽️⚽️⚽️ Real Madrid
⚽️⚽️ Barcelona
⚽️⚽️ Bayern
⚽️ Olympiacos
⚽️ Molde
⚽️ Sparta Prague

Stop what you’re doing and feast your eyes on football’s greatest mullet, courtesy of Taunton Town’s new captain, Tom Smith.

Magnificent.

Zidane 🤝🏻 @3032.fc

Gabriel Batistuta: a hairdresser’s dream and a goalkeeper’s nightmare.

⚡️ It’s last call for the Uruguay and Gazza magazines. Act now or forever hold your peace before we sell out.

⚡️ It's last call for the Uruguay and Gazza magazines. Act now or forever hold your peace before we sell out.

➡️ https://bit.ly/tftmgzne

Got your copy of the Uruguay and Paul Gascoigne magazines? They're out now but selling fast. You'll like them.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://bit.ly/tftgazza

🇺🇾 https://bit.ly/tfturuguay

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 This is 𝙂𝙖𝙯𝙯𝙖. From Newcastle to Boston, this is it all: the goals, dribbles, pranks, highs, lows and controversies. Has there ever been a more gifted English footballer? Probably not. At his best, he was the best.

https://bit.ly/tftgazza

🇺🇾 This is 𝙐𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙮. A celebration of this brilliant footballing nation of just three million people, with a keen focus on their attacking talent over the last century. Yours while stocks last. It's epic.

https://bit.ly/tfturuguay

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The young genius; the FA Cup; the Roman tragicomedy; joy in Glasgow; heroics for England: Paul Gascoigne lived it all in a career that was marked by incredible highs and lows. The new magazine on all things Gazza is out now, with cover by Stan Chow.

https://bit.ly/tftgazza

Introducing the Uruguay and Gazza magazines. The incredible tales of Uruguayan football's attacking maestros and an ode to a one-of-a-kind genius, Paul Gascoigne. Out now.

https://bit.ly/tftmgzne

It’s that time of the year when clubs unveil their new kits, and Italian Serie C club have produced this glorious home and away set inspired by the ancient myths of Odysseus and Penelope.

Yes please.

✅ Total 90s
✅ Blonde highlights
✅ White socks

2007/08 Fernando Torres was a vibe.

🦅 Between 1952 and 1970 - 19 seasons - only two men finished as top scorer: José Águas and Eusébio. Dominance.

Once upon a time at Parma 🟡🔵

🩷 Take me back.

🌍 We’ve journeyed around the world, but we haven’t been everywhere yet.

Where else should the mag head on its global travels? Who are we still missing?

Just a couple of common people enjoying a kickabout, and then down the clubhouse for a spot of coffee & TV.

Fernando Redondo and Gabriel Batistuta looking exquisitely nineties.

[Insert caption about aura]

Francesco Totti’s first cap and final cap:

➡️ Italy 2-0 Switzerland
➡️ Italy 1-1 France (6-4 penalties)

Francesco Totti, Euro 2000.

Figo ⚔️ Zidane

🇺🇦 Serhiy Rebrov