il y a 100 ans,le 22 juin 1906,le travail commençait dans ce qui allait devenir la plus célèbre tribune du monde du football,juste après notre deuxième titre de champion.le kop commença sa carrière comme un banc dans un abri de bois prêt à prendre feu,puis allait maintenant s'étendre à une vraie tribune.le journaliste de l'echo ernest edwards fut responsable de la comparaison avec la colline "spion kop",site d'une bataille de la guerre des boers,en raison de la colline sur laquelle elle allait prendre place.dans cet abri de bois avait pris place des veterans de la guerre des boers et de cette bataille.cette colline leur rappelait cette bataille donc le journaliste la surnomma le spion kop.
On this day in Liverpool history - 22nd June
The birth of the Kop...Exactly a century ago, work was begun on what became the most famous football terrace in the world, shortly after our second League title win. The Kop started life as a tinder bank, with Liverpool Echo journalist Ernest Edwards being responsible for comparing it to the Spion Kop, site of a famous battle in the Boer War. The name stuck!
Michael off the mark...Michael Owen scored his first World Cup goal on this day in 1998, to draw England level against Romania in Toulouse. He later hit a post after England had gone behind again, but could not prevent them losing 2-1. Fellow red Pail Ince also played.
Scotch heartbreak...On this day in 1982, Scotland were eliminated from the World Cup Finals in Spain, after failing to win their last group game in Málaga, despite leading for 45 minutes. Skipper Graeme Souness scored a late equaliser in their 2-2 draw with the USSR. Alan Hansen and future red John Wark also featured.
Future red Kenny Dalglish played in Scotland’s 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia in Frankfurt on this day in 1974, as they were eliminated on goal difference. He had also appeared for his country exactly a year earlier, as they beat Switzerland 1-0 in a friendly in Bern.
Also at the World Cup...Salif Diao and El-Hadji Diouf were disappointed as Senegal lost 1-0 to Turkey in their World Cup Quarter-final in Osaka four years ago today, thanks to a golden goal. These were their final caps before joining the reds. Meanwhile, Dietmar Hamann missed training after damaging knee ligaments during Germany’s Quarter-final win over the USA two days earlier. He was now the reds’ sole representative at the World Cup, although future red Fernando Morientes featured in Spain’s penalty shoot-out defeat by South Korea, after the match ended goalless.
Twenty years ago today, future reds John Barnes and Peter Beardsley both appeared in England’s 2-1 defeat by Argentina in the World Cup Quarter-final at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, a game famous for Diego Maradona’s ‘hand of God’.
Oggy sent to Coventry…Steve Ogrizovic left Shrewsbury Town for Coventry City on this day in 1984, for £72,500. He went on to play over six hundred times for the Sky Blues, playing his final game at the grand old age of 42.
Off to foreign climes…Future red Paul Ince signed for Internazionale from Manchester United for £4.2m eleven years ago today, after six seasons at Old Trafford. He made thirty Serie A appearances in two seasons at the San Siro, and helped them to win the UEFA Cup in 1997. Seven years later, ex-red Rigobert Song joined Racing Club de Lens from West Ham United for £1m. He had only played 27 times for the Hammers since moving from Anfield in November 2000.
Reds progressing on penalties…Torben Piechnik was in the Denmark side that reached the Euro ’92 Final by beating the Netherlands 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out, after the game in Göteborg ended 2-2. Four years later, Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and future red Nick Barmby all played as England were held to a goalless draw by Spain at Wembley, before reaching the Semi-final 4-2 on penalties.
Djibril on target…Three years ago today, future red Djibril Cissé netted in France’s 5-0 thumping of New Zealand in the Confederations Cup at the Stade de France. This was his third and final international goal as an Auxerre player.
Anfield in action...Anfield hosted a Euro ’96 Quarter-final exactly a decade ago, with France and the Netherlands playing out a sterile goalless draw before the Dutch crashed out 5-4 on penalties, with Clarence Seedorf missing the decisive kick.
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