This week’s roundup also features Barry Davies’ finest commentary moments, Juninho Permanbucano’s 75 free-kick goals and a scarcely believable squash rally
1) England v Scotland is the oldest game in international football, older even than the tradition of embroidering poppies on to football shirts. Here’s Barry Davies talking us through the 1921 altercation, played at Hampden Park and won 3-0 by the home side. Seven years later, Scotland arrived at Wembley to field a curious, controversial team, whereupon a dazzlingly technical and imaginative performance devastated England to the tune of 5-1, making the Wembley Wizards immortal. But they were rivalled in 1967 when England, protecting an unbeaten run stretching back 19 games, were despatched 3-2 by a team inspired by the righteous indignation of Denis Law. Scotland declared themselves unofficial world champions, the game further entrenched in folklore thanks to Jim Baxter’s need to rub it in. And then there are the off-pitch incidents: Nick Collins pratfalling in 2013, the Irn Bru advert of 2014 and, extremely tangentially, Burnistoun on the Wayne Rooneys of this world.
2) Barry Davies, you say? No, Barry Davies we say, and here are some of his finest moments: “Leeds will go mad and they’ve every right to go mad”; “Interesting ... very interesting!”; ya dun know; Micky Walsh; “Oh! Ohh whatagoal!”; “Test of his pace, now test of his finish; on Toto Schillaci; “I bet even he can’t believe it”; “Giggs ... still Giggs”; exhibition turd polishing; “Gazza!”; the ultimate goalgasm. And, as an extra treat, here’s a collection of everyone.
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