'The Battle of Santaigo' (Chile v Italy - 1960 World Cup Finals)

[TyphooToffee]

I was thumbing through a 1966 World Cup handbook that I am selling on eBay when I came across a picture of an Italian player being sent off in the 1960 World Cup. It was from the game David Coleman famous described as the most disgraceful game of football ever played. So I decided to look it up. It certainly puts today's non-contact game into perspective!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Santiago

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

David Coleman's rant is top stuff

 

[BlueLlama]

[video=youtube;T5jVMSlpZhg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5jVMSlpZhg[/video]

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

There's no real "good guys" in this story either

Both sides are horrid

 

[TyphooToffee]

[video=youtube;T5jVMSlpZhg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5jVMSlpZhg[/video]

Bloody Nora! :blink:

 

[BlueLlama]

Coleman's "That's one of the neatest left hooks I've seen in my life" line still makes me chuckle

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Someone should edit that footage with street fighter sound effects

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I was thumbing through a 1966 World Cup handbook that I am selling on eBay when I came across a picture of an Italian player being sent off in the 1960 World Cup. It was from the game David Coleman famous described as the most disgraceful game of football ever played. So I decided to look it up. It certainly puts today's non-contact game into perspective!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Santiago

Hate doing this as I'm sure you know really but it was 1962

 

[Blues Harp]

Leeds v Chelsea Fa Cup Final Replay 1970 ... Look it up and shudder

 

[rascal]

Sporting B vs Leixoes Segunda Liga 2014.... look it up and shudder.