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The Stories Behind the Posters
Every Momentos Footy poster starts with a story. Read the full accounts of football's greatest comebacks, goals and heartbreaks, then frame the moment.
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Three Times a King: Pelé, 1970
The story of Pelé's header in the 1970 World Cup final at the Azteca, Brazil's 4-1 win over Italy and the only player to win three World Cups.
Argentina v England · World Cup quarter-final · 1986Four Minutes in Mexico: Maradona v England
Maradona v England at the 1986 World Cup: the Hand of God, then the Goal of the Century four minutes later, in Argentina's 2-1 quarter-final win.
Brazil v Italy · World Cup final · 1994The Divine Ponytail: Baggio, 1994
Roberto Baggio's penalty in the 1994 World Cup final: how he carried Italy to Pasadena, then missed the kick that gave Brazil the World Cup.
Brazil · World Cup finals · 1998 and 2002Ruin and Resurrection: Ronaldo, 1998 and 2002
Ronaldo Nazário's World Cup story: the mystery seizure before the 1998 final, two knee injuries, then two goals in the 2002 final against Germany.
Manchester United v Bayern Munich · Champions League final · 1999Football, Bloody Hell: Camp Nou, 1999
How Manchester United won the 1999 Champions League final with two stoppage-time goals against Bayern Munich at Camp Nou to complete the Treble.
Old Trafford · Bernabéu · Turin · 2003 to 2018Applause from the Enemy
Three times rival fans stood to applaud: Ronaldo Nazário at Old Trafford in 2003, Ronaldinho at the Bernabéu in 2005 and Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin in 2018.
Chelsea · Champions League finals · 2008 and 2012Moscow and Munich: Drogba and Chelsea
Didier Drogba's Champions League story: sent off in the 2008 final in Moscow, then the equaliser and the winning penalty in the 2012 final in Munich.
Netherlands v Spain · World Cup final · 2010Always With Us: Iniesta, 2010
Andrés Iniesta's extra-time winner against the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final, and the tribute to Dani Jarque under his shirt.
Manchester City v QPR · Premier League · 201293:20: Agüero, 2012
Agüero 93:20 explained: how Manchester City scored twice in stoppage time against QPR on the final day to win the 2012 Premier League title.
Argentina · World Cup finals · 2014 and 2022The Long Way Home: Messi and the World Cup
Lionel Messi's World Cup story: walking past the trophy after the 2014 final in Rio, then lifting it after beating France in the 2022 final in Lusail.
Leicester City · Premier League · 2015-165000 to 1: Leicester City, 2016
How Leicester City, 5000-1 outsiders who had nearly been relegated, won the 2015-16 Premier League by ten points under Claudio Ranieri.
Liverpool v AC Milan · Champions League final · 2005The Miracle of Istanbul
The Miracle of Istanbul explained: how Liverpool came back from 3-0 down against AC Milan to win the 2005 Champions League final on penalties.
Bayer Leverkusen · Germany · 2001-02Neverkusen: Michael Ballack's 2002
How Bayer Leverkusen and Michael Ballack finished second in the Bundesliga, German Cup, Champions League and World Cup in 2002, the season of Neverkusen.
Uruguay v Ghana · World Cup quarter-final · 2010The Hand of Suárez
The Hand of Suárez explained: Luis Suárez's goal-line handball against Ghana in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final, the missed penalty and the shoot-out.
Real Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen · Champions League final · 2002Zidane's Volley at Hampden
The story of Zinedine Zidane's left-footed volley for Real Madrid against Bayer Leverkusen at Hampden Park in the 2002 Champions League final.
Champions League semi-final · 2019Corner Taken Quickly: Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona
How Liverpool overturned a 3-0 deficit to beat Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield in 2019, from Messi's 600th goal to the corner taken quickly by Alexander-Arnold.
Premier League · 2003-04The Invincibles: Arsenal 2003-04
Arsenal's Invincibles explained: how Arsène Wenger's side went through the 2003-04 Premier League season unbeaten, with 26 wins and 12 draws in 38 games.
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