the best goal ever

And the gooners are still bleating on about '89? Just think about Michael Owen's fantastic second goal at Cardiff last May...that'll wipe the smiles off yer smug faces. :-)

There's a Kazi Deyna goal for Poland that was best goal ever on Foot of God (RIP sob) from the early eighties that was a chuffing marvel, two immaculate crossfield balls, he turns inside one player on the edge of the box and lets fly with a curling ball that for 80% of it's flight looks like it's gonna miss, before curling back to pop in the far top corner.

Trevor Brooking vs Hungary, ball stuck in stanchion = classic

Hadji's goal for Morrocco in the last world cup.

Paul Holland's goal for Chesterfield vs Peterborough, about 4 years ago, controls ball on right thigh, knocking it over oncoming defender, before ball lands hits with left foot into opposite corner, best goal I've ever seen in the flesh.

Rivaldo completes his hat trick vs Valencia in the last game of the season for Barcelona. Takes the ball on his chest, eyes never leave it as it rises, watches it start to fall, throws upper body backwards, feet start rising, is almost inverted as he connects with the ball, which proceeds into the back of the net at a rate of knots. Barca win 3-2, go into champions league, putting Valencia into UEFA cup after being champions leaguerunners up for two seasons. Perhaps Barcas most important goal ever, particularly as they look like they could win the thing this year.

phew, I need to lie down....

Cruijff for Ajax against Den Haag in 70s. With first touch, simultaneously controls high, ball + completely bamboozles defender. With second lobs keeper from just inside opponent's half.

Carlos Alberto's during the 1970 World Cup Final against Italy completing a breathtakingly beautiful Brazilian move.

Di Canio's glacier-cool finishing in the face of flappy slaphead Barthez' clownlike attempts to distract him was poetic justiXor. It was artistry pissing in the face of artifice.

Relive the moment here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/eng_prem/newsid_114200 0/1142645.stm

THAT IS CLASS!

Best goal. Me - Perkin-Elmer v Insignia-Citrix 1999. Takes bouncing ball on chest with back to goal, 30 yards out. Centre-back trying to kick me up in the air. Slightly miscontrol and ball bounces away from me. Control on toe-end, flick it over his head, spin, let it bounce once and then lash it over the keeper and just under the bar. 1-0!

Best goal seen live - Mickey Hazard - Chelsea v Derby 1987/88. Standing on the edge of the box, he volleys in a corner past Peter Shilton. Our first win in ages, but we still went down via the play- offs.

So: Franny Lee's scorcher for Derby C via his old club Manchester City in 75-ish - Barry Davies' greatest moment outside of an Olympic hockey final... "interesting... VERY interesting! Look at his face! Just look at his face!" (Runners up in this category: the late Justin Fashanu's curler vs Liverpool, Feb 1980 at Carrow Road; Ivan Golac for Southampton vs [unknown], possibly the same season, back when they used that rather ugly Football League ball, with the red panelling - anyway, the ball was struck so sweetly, there was no visible rotation in flight. Pick that one out!; Gerald Sinstadt's "ohhhh" as Cyrille Regis crowns WBA's 5-3 Boxing Day victory at Old Trafford, 1978)

Goosebumps: Carlos Alberto, WC final 1970; Bergkamp, WC qf 1998.

Best live: Adrian Heath, EFC vs Norwich City, Dec 1986 - five-man move ends with Kevin Sheedy lifting the ball over Canaries defender for Inchy to volley into roof of net - 4-0! In a soundproof booth in the Main Stand, a youthful Clive Tyldesley growls contentedly.

My favourite is Cruijff's chip in his come-back against Haarlem, brilliant vision, skill and just the moment (...and everybody: "BECAUSE YOU WERE IN THE STADIUM YOU BASTARD AS YOU KEEP REMINDING US!")

Raul against Man U. not Raul's shot itself but just the bloody brilliance of Redondo's action and giving it the right conclusion.

Mmm, Raul is actually a machine for scoring brilliant goals, has a knack for amazing chips for which he uses a different technique from de klassieke Cruijff/Bergkamp stijl. This year at home against Anderlecht was a good example (his best maybe the one against Sporting Gijon a couple of seasons ago).

Arie Haan against Italy '78. Every time I see it I can't believe it, the camera barely catches the goal.

Okay last one: Genghini's free-kick for France against Austria in the '82 Worldcup, impossible really but it was even more beautiful than anything Master Platini himself could have come up with.

Oh yeah and me with FIFA99, Bergkamp gets the ball on the midfield, gives a pass, gets the ball back and lets a shot fly from 40 yards which goes right over De Goey. Never been able to repeat it.

I was wondering when you would turn up, my friend. ;-) Uh...not having been properly inculcated in the whole thing, I haven't seen much in the way of really great ones, but I have to say that T. Henry's solo goal against Man U last season in the Highbury match was pretty damn cool.

I can't believe Dr. C nominated his own goal. Good work!

Sublime (part 2) Di Canio's volley against Wimbledon.

Honourable mention to van Basten's in Euro88 that had that 'I can't fucking believe that' aspect, Saeed Owiran's against (I think) Belgium, Beckham's free kick against Greece (made me a happy bunny indeed). This is very good from Clarence Seedorf, as was that from the boy Shevchenko against Juventus about years back - ont the run and from an oblique angle. Also mention the Bergkampf goal against Leicester a few years back, where he does keepy-uppy in the penalty area around three players.

But for meeting these criteria:

1) I watched it (on telly, but live)
2) It was a big match
3 It makes me tingly still whenever I see it
4) Tingles get replaced by a beaming smile

I give you Saturday, June 15th 1996, at around 4.35 at Wembley Stadium.

and please Fifa, let foot of god live!!

Trevor
Sinclair
Queens
Park
Rangers
Overhead
Kick

http://news.bbc.co.uk/furniture/sport/euro2000/history/1984barnes150.jpg

This went in on my 14t birthday - best present ever. Unfortunately a few days later they chucked it all away.

I still maintain that avid Hirst scored some of the best goals I've ever seen. Search his bag of four against Hull in the 1990/91 season, which included a miraculous swivelling volley and another where he picked it up in his own half and took on everyone before rolling it under the keeper, and his screamer on the opening day of the 1991/92 season against Villa, which made Carlos look like he can't swerve a ball.

p.s- holland will win euro 2004 and ruud will be the biggest star of the tourney.

Bergkamp vs. Argentina France 98. Back to goal, defender on shoulder, one touch - bye bye defender -another touch - hello semis.

And I can't remember who it was against but Roberto Baggio scored an amazing goal for Fiorentina where he picked up the ball around his own box and ran the length of the pitch, beating the other lot for fun before dinking it in.

Lee Sharpe back heel vs Barcelona in 97(??) Champs League.

http://www.ultrasuid.nl/videoA.htm

That becomes a bittorrent, so save it, then download as you would. The file is 50Mb and is WMV (boo). Some good action, but if you're impatient, fast forward to 7minutes 30 seconds and see the kind of goal old-style dribblers used to score but you see much less of. It's a belter.

AGUANTE ARGENTINA...!!!

-- Dave B (dave.boyl...), May 18th, 2004 10:02 AM.

DAMN YOU!

as far as i can see it means "hes brasilian (or foreign, at any rate, if your desperate), and he did something that a kid on a dogshit strewn park in the midlands tries to do but cant get it right"

Weird...

(they're not my lucky numbers any more, I junked them a while back)

and, because it's been on the telly up here all week this cracker by Davie Cooper

You can get the Archie Gemmill goal on www.soccerclips.net as well, but I don't know how to link to it.

NB - this happened on FM2005 and I might be embellishing slightly.

Pele.... Ronaldinho.... ¿? Who are them..??
Ahhhh...! They are from Brazil... Those who FIFA put in that place... Sorry... I was forgetting those thieves... What do you all fill be who more times win thanks to FIFA..?? =P

Sorry again... It's about the best goal ever... Maradona's goal...! For sure...!! =D

AGUANTE ARGENTINA....!!!

He must have a foot like a traction engine!

Shit! Did you see that (I minute into highlights...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpGqKowzr70&search=juninho

juninho pernambucano, lyon vs ajaccio

wouldnt everyone much rather watch some omg tremendous flukey bullshit again and again?