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https://www.indiscreto.info/2010/03/il-miglior-esordio.html di Christian Giordano Già al debutto nell’Inghilterra, il settimo più breve di sempre, si intuisce come sarà la carriera di Brian Little, nell’Aston Villa e in nazionale: fulminante e troppo corta . Il 21 maggio 1975, a Wembley contro il Galles nel tradizionale Home Championship fra selezioni britanniche, rileva a 10’ dalla fine Mick Channon . E all’86’ mette lo zampino nel secondo gol di David Johnson, quello del definitivo 2-2. A fine partita, il Ct Don Revie gli corre incontro e lo solleva abbracciandolo. «In nazionale, il miglior esordio della storia», dirà Revie, che coerentemente non lo chiamerà più. E come lui il successore Ron Greenwood. Il 30 ottobre ’71, contro il Blackburn, altro debutto dalla panchina: nell’Aston Villa. Alla prima da titolare, nell’aprile ’72, segna un gol nel 5-1 sul Torquay United. Un predestinato? Sì, se tre indizi fanno una prova. Nella stessa stagione, non ancora diciotte...

The 1990s Castorama team was the continuation of the all-conquering Renault  and Système-U teams, which won manager Cyrille Guimard - known as  Napoleon - several Tours during the 1970s and 80s. But Castorama would  fizzle to an underwhelming end, as Procycling discovers Writer: William Fotheringham Procycling UK - February 2020 January 1990, and the cycling press of the world - in other words, Europe, as the cycling world was back then - were summoned to an Alpine ski resort for a momentous occasion: the world number one and his team were announcing a new sponsor, preceded by a suitably lavish gourmet dinner. Given that the team’s bike supplier was the best-known British bike maker, Raleigh, the UK press all received invites, with the added incentive of one-to-one interviews with said world number one. Laurent Fignon (for it was he) was just coming off a stellar 1989 season in which he had won Milan-San Remo and the Giro d’Italia, not to...

https://pantheon.veronanetwork.it/innovatori/carrera-jeans-festeggia-con-il-bello-dellitalia/ Martedì 28 gennaio 2020 nel quartier generale dell’azienda, a Caldiero, una grande serata di festa per ricordare i 55 anni dalla fondazione, avvenuta lo stesso giorno del 1965 . Nell’occasione è stato presentato il volume scritto da Tito Tacchella, uno dei fratelli fondatori della Carrera. Numerosi gli amici e gli ospiti legati all’azienda e agli anni d’oro del ciclismo. A parlare di futuro è stato l’AD, Gianluca Tacchella. 30 gennaio 2020 Una serata di grandi emozioni quella vissuta martedì 28 gennaio a Villa Zenobio, sede istituzionale di Carrera Jeans, a Caldiero. La storica azienda veronese di abbigliamento casual fondata dai fratelli Tacchella nel 1965 ha tagliato il traguardo dei 55 anni di storia e per celebrare questo importante risultato ha organizzato un evento durante il quale è stato presentato il libro intitolato “ Il Bello dell’Italia ”, scritto da Tito Tacchella in collaborazio...

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/dear-basketball Kobe Bryant RETIRED NOV 30 2015 Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad’s tube socks And shooting imaginary Game-winning shots In the Great Western Forum I knew one thing was real: I fell in love with you. A love so deep I gave you my all — From my mind & body To my spirit & soul. As a six-year-old boy Deeply in love with you I never saw the end of the tunnel. I only saw myself Running out of one. And so I ran. I ran up and down every court After every loose ball for you. You asked for my hustle I gave you my heart Because it came with so much more. I played through the sweat and hurt Not because challenge called me But because YOU called me. I did everything for YOU Because that’s what you do When someone makes you feel as Alive as you’ve made me feel. You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream And I’ll always love you for it. But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer. This seas...

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28569694/remembering-kobe-bryant-relentless-curious-infinitely-complicated Jackie MacMullan ESPN Senior Writer We were visiting relatives on a brisk Thanksgiving afternoon on Cape Cod in 2007, and I was balancing a piece of piping-hot apple pie in my hand when my phone pinged to let me know I had a text message. It was from Kobe Bryant . "Hey Jackie, wishing you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving," he wrote. While this was mildly surprising, as Kobe and I weren't exactly regular social correspondents, we had been emailing on and off for years for various professional reasons. This text felt a bit like an olive branch . Bryant had initially emerged from his bruising sexual assault case both angry and defiant, fully embracing his black hat and the Black Mamba mantel; but as time passed, he began repairing his relationships within the basketball community. It felt as though his Thanksgiving salutation...

https://www.velonews.com/news/how-primoz-roglic-made-the-leap-from-ski-jumper-to-grand-tour-winner/ The story of Primož Roglič’s unimaginable rise to the top of Grand Tour racing. JANUARY 27, 2020 -  ANDREW HOOD This story appeared in the January/February 2020 print issue of VeloNews. Anyone watching the podium ceremony at the end of the 2019 Vuelta a España knew it was coming. After the handshakes, the trophies, the jerseys, and yes, even an unbridled smile for what was a very tense and pressure-packed three weeks for Primož Roglič , it was inevitable. And finally there it was. Roglič spread his arms wide and split his legs beneath him like a pair of scissors. With his signature victory salute, Roglič was soaking up the moment of his incredible journey to become Slovenia’s first grand tour winner . And just as fast as Roglič could tuck his knees, someone out there on social media raced to be the first to post on Twitter, “Hey, did you know Roglič used to be a ski jumper?” Roglič’...

http://www.football-oranje.com/hall-of-fame-rob-rensenbrink/ Dutch football legend Rob Rensenbrink is the latest player to enter the Football-Oranje hall of fame. By Matthew Joseph Valler - February 28th, 2014 The hit-man went by many nicknames. At various times they called him ‘the snake man’, ‘the serpent’ and ‘the contortionist’ but today, those names are a distant memory. To those he worked alongside, he was one of the all time greats. Today, either due to the short memories of others or possibly his own efforts of evasion; he has been forgotten. Since his retirement, he has kept a low profile; spending the last twenty years, fishing or tending to his garden. The hitman insists that he is not haunted by his past – by that one miss that has defined him in the minds of his countrymen. He still lives in Oostzaan, a small town north of Amsterdam. It is the same house that he purchased with his wages in 1970. The house is supposedly difficult to locate – which is ...

http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/sport/addio-rensenbrink-gemello-cruijff-1817011.html Rob era l'opposto di Johan. Il suo palo nella finale Mondiale del '78 fece la storia di Alec Cordolcini, Il Giornale - 26 gennaio 2020 Dopo Cruijff, solo Rob Rensenbrink. Lo dicevano tutti, ma proprio tutti gli allenatori che avevano lavorato con il nazionale oranje deceduto ieri sera all'età di 72 anni a causa di un'atrofia muscolare progressiva diagnosticatagli nel 2012. L'uomo passato alla storia per il palo colpito nella finale Mondiale del '78 contro l'Argentina che avrebbe potuto riuscire dove anche Cruijff aveva fallito, ovvero portare l'Olanda sul tetto del mondo.  Sì, perché anche Rensenbrink era un uomo da finali, decisivo nei momenti che contavano: doppietta nella finale di Coppa Coppe del '76 al West Ham, due reti al Bayern Monaco nella Supercoppa Europea, altre due nella finale di Coppa Coppe del '78 all'Austria Vienna, si...

https://www.indiscreto.info/2009/12/per-sempre-senior.html di Christian Giordano © - Indiscreto © © Rainbow Sports Books © Uno dei più grandi del West Ham United nel secondo dopoguerra. Fullstop . Londinese dell'Essex, FRANK LAMPARD Sr (East Ham, 20 settembre 1948) debutta in campionato all'Upton Park nella sconfitta (2-3) contro il Manchester City il 18 novembre 1967. Verso la fine della stagione, il 27 aprile, si rompe una gamba nel 2-1 esterno sullo Sheffield United, ma poi recupera e non esce più dalla prima squadra.  Immediato quanto effimero il riconoscimento internazionale: 4 presenze nella Under 23 inglese e la prima delle sole due presenze da titolare, e sempre in amichevole, nella selezione maggiore, 1-1 con la Jugoslavia l’11 ottobre 1972 con Ct ancora Alf Ramsey, quello del mondiale vinto in casa nel '66. Per la seconda dovrà aspettare sette anni e 232 giorni, fino al 31 maggio 1980, quando Ron Greenwood, il suo ex boss agli Irons diventat...