Iconic football images

incidentally, I think this is the "wot no..." record, wherein a band mentioned four times in the first sentence of the thread are subsequently wotnoed

― MPx4A, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:47 (seventeen years ago)

I've always wondered, why is American football called "football", if the ball is mostly held in hand?

― Tuomas, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:47 (seventeen years ago)

http://khs-net.kingsbury.brent.sch.uk/kingsburians/famous/_39069921_pearce200.jpg

― blueski, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:47 (seventeen years ago)

don't think there's a still image of Di Canio's noble Handball Of Ultimate Fair Play, sadly

― MPx4A, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:48 (seventeen years ago)

I've always wondered, why is American football called "football", if the ball is mostly held in hand?

now you really are dangerous

― MPx4A, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:48 (seventeen years ago)

Coming from the other side of the spectrum from Di Canio:

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0dcO9PicZNba2/610x.jpg

― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:49 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2006501075,00.jpg

― blueski, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:51 (seventeen years ago)

http://ak.static.dailymotion.com/dyn/preview/320x240/4243427.jpg

― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:51 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/26/sw_doull_wideweb__470x340,0.jpg

― King Boy Pato, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:52 (seventeen years ago)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40128000/jpg/_40128691_gascoigne270.jpg

― onimo, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 10:55 (seventeen years ago)

aw that was a good one

― ken c, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 11:14 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/26/sw_doull_wideweb__470x340,0.jpg

the english contingent of fleetwood mac?

― Frogman Henry, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 11:43 (seventeen years ago)

it's some aussie nonsense, DELETE

― blueski, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 11:45 (seventeen years ago)

Not the best picture, but you all know what it is...

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/03_01/RivaldoGRAB_468x351.jpg

― ailsa, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 11:52 (seventeen years ago)

Needs more King Kev....

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2007/10/keeganrant_450x300.jpg

― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:00 (seventeen years ago)

http://bufcsydney.com/history/images/gordon.jpg

― Frogman Henry, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:03 (seventeen years ago)

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m193/Reaction_tm/Soccer%20Celebrations/BebetoBaby.jpg

― onimo, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:07 (seventeen years ago)

http://michaelgreenwell.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/foto_klinsmann_dive.gif

― onimo, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:08 (seventeen years ago)

http://i35.tinypic.com/20ud6r7.jpg

― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:14 (seventeen years ago)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2538498397_5cddbc43cc.jpg?v=0

― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:16 (seventeen years ago)

it's some aussie nonsense, DELETE

Too cold to go streaking at the English soccers, matey?

― King Boy Pato, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:17 (seventeen years ago)

http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2004141299,00.jpg

― Frogman Henry, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:20 (seventeen years ago)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40163000/jpg/_40163887_keown203.jpg

― onimo, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:22 (seventeen years ago)

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I have no idea who or when this is, but it seems pretty iconic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/w1nt3rmut3/372613793_d04ae59a8a_o.gif

― Dan I., Wednesday, 27 August 2008 18:34 (seventeen years ago)

Oh yeah, have fun with that 5mb gif btw >_<

― Dan I., Wednesday, 27 August 2008 18:38 (seventeen years ago)

this
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/009kaep4AM80O/340x.jpg
that led to this
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/09FF8Ra6PA6ZY/340x.jpg
that led to this
http://www.fifa.com/mm/photo/worldfootball/clubfootball/2007-10-21t215517z%5f01%5fchi13%5frtridsp%5f3%5fsoccer%5f24178%5fsq%5fmedium.jpg

― dan m, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 18:44 (seventeen years ago)

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/1253885.jpg

― Upt0eleven, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 19:37 (seventeen years ago)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/770000/images/_770974_gareth300.jpg

― Upt0eleven, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 19:38 (seventeen years ago)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41250000/jpg/_41250014_england5_1_416.jpg

― Upt0eleven, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 19:39 (seventeen years ago)

http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/thanks-but-no-yanks.jpg

― MPx4A, Thursday, 28 August 2008 13:38 (seventeen years ago)

http://i36.tinypic.com/noiixx.jpg

HA HA!

oh wait...*sob*

― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 28 August 2008 13:45 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.thefa.com/NR/rdonlyres/8E981C7F-A476-4A14-BDAD-2D7F28BF2C29/82672/Pickles_L.jpg

Also - unusual details in wikipedia articles:

Pickles died by choking on his own lead while chasing a cat.

― onimo, Thursday, 28 August 2008 13:54 (seventeen years ago)

choking on his own lead

he shot himself?

― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 28 August 2008 13:56 (seventeen years ago)

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/travelog/stadium250.jpg

― Eazy, Thursday, 28 August 2008 14:05 (seventeen years ago)

seven years pass...

I think all "iconic" snapped leg shots should be linkified.

― onimo, Tuesday, 26 August 2008 13:57 (7 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Just saw a shot of Demba Ba's leg pointing the wrong way :(

― get outta the way! here comes (onimo), Monday, 18 July 2016 00:18 (nine years ago)

two years pass...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-49KBaXsAEG2Rx.jpg

― mookieproof, Sunday, 7 July 2019 17:52 (six years ago)

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