Soccer on the Timeline
Goals, glory, and the beautiful game. Here’s a taste of the Soccer pack — 201 verified moments and counting.
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Play today’s puzzle — free on the App Store- 1857⚽ Sheffield FC, recognized as the world's oldest football club, holds its founding meeting at Parkfield House.
- 1924🇺🇾 Uruguay beat Switzerland 3-0 at Colombes in Paris, dazzling Europe to win Olympic football gold on their first trip overseas.
- 1950🎩 Joe Gaetjens' diving header gives the part-time United States a stunning 1-0 World Cup upset of mighty England in Belo Horizonte.
- 1958🎯 France's Just Fontaine nets four against West Germany, finishing with a record thirteen goals in one World Cup.
- 1962⚽ Pele scores a hat-trick in Lisbon as Santos thrashes Benfica 5-2 to win the Intercontinental Cup.
- 1967🍀 Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers strike as Celtic's Lisbon Lions beat Inter to become the first British European champions.
- 1970🇩🇪 Franz Beckenbauer, Uwe Seeler and Gerd Muller rally West Germany from two goals down to oust England in the Leon quarterfinal.
- 1974🇩🇪 Gerd Muller's winner lifts West Germany past Johan Cruyff's Total Football Netherlands 2-1 in the final.
- 1978🌀 Archie Gemmill weaves through three Dutch defenders and chips home a famous solo goal for Scotland in Mendoza.
- 1984🇦🇷 Diego Maradona is unveiled at Napoli's Stadio San Paolo before roughly 75,000 delirious fans after his record transfer.
- 1989🚀 Paul Caligiuri's looping shot in Trinidad sends the United States to its first World Cup in four decades.
- 1990🕺 Thirty-eight-year-old Roger Milla scores twice against Romania and dances at the corner flag, the celebration that changes celebrations.
- 1994🥅 Roberto Baggio skies the decisive penalty over the bar, and Brazil wins the first World Cup final shootout.
- 1995👑 Eric Cantona returns from his eight-month ban against Liverpool, setting up a goal and coolly converting a penalty.
- 1996👕 Silver-haired Fabrizio Ravanelli scores a hat-trick on his Middlesbrough debut against Liverpool, celebrating each with his shirt over his head.
- 1998🎯 Dennis Bergkamp tames Frank de Boer's long pass with one touch and beats Argentina in the dying minutes for the Netherlands.
- 1999🔴 Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer score in stoppage time as Manchester United stun Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.
- 2001👋 Matt Le Tissier wraps a left-footed volley past Arsenal in the final minute of the last match at The Dell.
- 2002🇺🇸 John O'Brien and Brian McBride power the United States to a shocking three-goal lead and a famous upset of Portugal in Suwon.
- 2004🥇 Abby Wambach heads home Kristine Lilly's corner in overtime to beat Brazil for Olympic gold in Athens.
- 2005👏 Ronaldinho scores twice in a Clasico rout so dazzling that Real Madrid fans give the Barcelona star a standing ovation.
- 2007⭐ David Beckham makes his LA Galaxy debut as a substitute against Chelsea before a star-studded Hollywood crowd.
- 2010🇺🇸 Landon Donovan's stoppage-time goal against Algeria sends the United States into the World Cup knockout rounds.
- 2011💥 Mario Balotelli reveals 'Why Always Me?' as Manchester City humiliates rivals United 6-1 in the derby at Old Trafford.
- 2012📈 Lionel Messi scores twice at Real Betis, passing Gerd Muller's mark for most goals in a calendar year.
- 2013👋 Sir Alex Ferguson announces he will retire as Manchester United manager after nearly 27 years and 13 league titles.
- 2014🏆 Substitute Mario Gotze volleys an extra-time winner against Argentina to give Germany the World Cup at the Maracana.
- 2015🦁 Wayne Rooney converts a penalty against Switzerland for his 50th England goal, passing Bobby Charlton's national record.
- 2017💰 Neymar completes a world-record 222-million-euro transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, doubling the previous record.
- 2018🇰🇷 South Korea scores twice in stoppage time to beat Germany and dump the defending champions out of the World Cup.
- 2018🦓 Real Madrid announces Cristiano Ronaldo's 100-million-euro transfer to Juventus, ending his nine-year, 450-goal era in Spain.
- 2019✨ Divock Origi converts Trent Alexander-Arnold's quick corner as Liverpool overturn a three-goal deficit against Barcelona at Anfield.
- 2020🏅 Liverpool are crowned Premier League champions, ending a thirty-year title drought, when Chelsea beat Manchester City.
- 2021💥 Twelve elite clubs announce a breakaway European Super League, igniting a furious backlash that collapses the project within 48 hours.
- 2022🇯🇵 Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano score late as Japan comes back to shock Germany at the World Cup.
- 2022✍️ Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Saudi club Al-Nassr, a record-shattering deal taking the five-time Ballon d'Or winner to Riyadh.
- 2023🤖 Erling Haaland chips in his 35th league goal of the season against West Ham, breaking the Premier League record.
- 2023🦁 Harry Kane converts a penalty against Italy in Naples, his 54th England goal, passing Wayne Rooney's national record.
- 2023🔥 Fridolina Rolfo completes Barcelona's comeback from two down at halftime against Wolfsburg in the Women's Champions League final.
- 2024🥇 Manchester City's Rodri wins the Ballon d'Or in Paris while Real Madrid boycotts the ceremony over Vinicius Junior's snub.
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