“Normally when there are 30 shots in the game, it is the United States with about 25 of ’em. Not today!” It wasn’t just the ESPN commentator who was shocked. Heather O’Reilly had scored the game’s final goal, dragging world number ones and two-time champions United States to a 2-2 draw in their opening match...
Too often, though, the character lacked depth: as thin as the page of the comic he seemed to spring from. “He was this kind of Roy of the Rovers figure and as I got older I got frustrated and almost embarrassed by people having a better knowledge of my dad than I did,” Rob says....
Back home, Panenka had been involved in another, almost daily, penalty contest. After training at his Prague club side Bohemians, Panenka and goalkeeper Zdenek Hruska would stay behind to practise spot-kicks. It was a very personal duel. Panenka would have five penalties – he would have to score all five, Hruska would have to save...
From Paris suburbs to the pinnacle of football, a look at a once-in-a-generation talent. Read full article at source...
