Posted on 22nd June 2018
This week’s #ICYMI entrant shows that pitch invasions are no easy matter, even at non-league level.
Posted on 22nd June 2018
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
The World Cup’s well underway, and there’s been goals and incidents galore. From VAR penalties to long-range screamers we’ve had the lot, but we fear for Milad Mohammadi that this particular clip may live longer in the memory than any act of brilliance at this summer’s tournament. Shades of Zaire 1974 levels of farce as the Iranian attempts a throw-in…
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This week’s #ICYMI entrant shows that pitch invasions are no easy matter, even at non-league level.
Football is back, and while we could’ve been worried about players taking a few games to get into their stride, David Luiz delivered from the off. Having been dropped to the bench and only entering the game due to an injury, he fluffed his clearance leading to Man City’s opener in first half stoppage time, before compounding his misery by giving away a penalty and getting sent off for an unwanted hat-trick just after the break.
Headers don’t feature often on #ICYMI – but Gustavo Hamer’s lesser-spotted 25-yard headed goal for Coventry City at Vicarage Road was well worth paying tribute to. A terrific effort.
FSA affiliates Spirit of Shankly (SoS) will head up a new Supporters Board at Liverpool which the club says will “deliver meaningful fan representation at main board and executive levels”.