Classic: caniggia

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 8, 1991

(AS Monaco squad 1990/91, Top, left to right: Roger Mendy, Luc Sonor, Jean-Luc Ettori, John Sivebaek, Claude Puel , Bottom, left to right: George Weah, Gerald Passi, Rui Barros, Emmnauel Petit, Christophe Robeert, Marcel Dib)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Europe 1-Coupe Du Monde Italia 90

(Romania squad, Top, left to right: Silviu Lung, Stefan Iovan, Dan Vasile Petrescu, Ioan Andone Gheorghe Popescu, Danut Lupu , Bottom, left to right: Ioan Ovidiu Sabau , Gheorge Hagi, Iosif Rotariu, Marius Mihai Lacatus , Gavril Pelé Balint , January 28, 1990, Olympique de Marseille 2- Romania 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 5, 1990

(Bordeaux squad 1990/91, Top, left to right: Patrick Battiston, Phillipe Sence, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, Didier Senac, Jean-Phillipe Durand, Didier Deschamps, Jean-Luc Dogon, Bixente Lizarazu, Hakim Ben Mabrouk, Phillipe Fargeon, Jean-Marc Ferreri )

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 17, June 1990

(England squad, Top, left to right: John Charles Bryan Barnes, Stuart Pearce, Peter Leslie Shilton, Neil John Webb, Gary Winston Lineker, Terence Ian Butcher , Bottom, left to right: Desmond Sinclair Walker , Bryan Robson , David Carlyle Rocastle, Paul Andrew Parker , Peter Andrew Beardsley , June 7, 1989, Denmark 1-England 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 2, 1989

(Olympique Lyonnais squad 1989/90, Top, left to right: Francois Lemasson, Ali Bouafia, Jean-Marc Knapp, Bruno N’Gotty, Mick McCarthy, Francois Brisson, Bottom, left to right: Eugene Kabongo, Jacky Colin, Remi Garde, Claudio Garcia, Bruno Genesio )

Photo From: Mondial, new series, Issue 106, January 1989

(PSV Eindhoven squad, Top, left to right: Hans van Breukelen, Wim Kieft, Hans Gillhaus, Jan Heintze, Ivan Nielsen, Edward Linskens, Soren Lerby, Ronald Koeman, Gerald Vanenburg, Berry van Aerle, Eric Gerets , May 25, 1988, Champions Cup, PSV Eindhoven 0-Benfica 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 139, July 1987

(USSR squad, Top, left to right: Ivan Ivanovich Yaremchuk , Pavel Aleksandrovich Yakovenko, Nikolai Yevgeniyevich Larionov, Igor Ivanovich Belanov, Alexander Anatolyevich Zavarov , Oleg Vladimirovich Kuznetsov, Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov, Vasili Karlovich Rats, Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov, Rinat Fayzrahmanovich Dassayev, Anatoli Vassilievich Demianenko , June 5, 1986, World Cup, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 94, January 1988

(France squad, Top, left to right: Michel Platini, Joel Bats, Manuel Amoros, Patrick Battiston, Maxime Bossis, Thierry Tusseau, Jean Tigana, Luis Fernandez, Alain Giresse, Dominique Rocheteau , Yannick Stopyra , June 21, 1986, World Cup, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2494 , January 25, 1994

(Rennes squad that achieved promotion, 1993/94)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 22, April 1996

(Bulgaria squad, Top, left to right: Nasko Sirakov, Trifon Ivanov, Yordan Lechkov, Borislav Mihailov, Zlatko Yankov, Petar Houbchev , Bottom, left to right: Tzanko Tzvetanov, Hristo Stoichkov, Krassimir Balakov, Emil Kremenliev, Emil Kostadinov , June 26, 1994, World Cup, Bulgaria 4-Greece 0)

Photo From: Onze-Europe 1-L'Album De La Couope Du Monde 1986

(Poland squad, Top, left to right: Roman Wójcicki, Jacek Kazimierski, Damian Łukasik, Krzysztof Pawlak, Dariusz Wdowczyk, Dariusz Dziekanowski, Ryszard Komornicki, Waldemar Matysik, Marek Ostrowski, Andrzej Pałasz, Mirosław Okoński , February 5, 1985, Mexico 5-Poland 0)

Photo From: Mondial, Hors Serie 9, 1988

(Strasbourg squad 1988/89, Top, left to right: Marc Andrieux, Stephane Plancque, Patrice Ferri, Gillot, Phillipe Flucklinger, Leonard Specht , Bottom, left to right: Peter Reichert, Jean-Pierre Bade, Fabrice Mege, Jean- François Peron, Abdallah Liegeon)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2444, February 9, 1993

(Argentina’s Alumni Athletic Club of Buenos Aires)

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(Verona 1985/86)

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(Brazil squad, Top, left to right: Dida, Edmilson, Lucio, Vampeta, Ze Maria , Bottom, left to right: Sonny Anderson, Vagner, Washington, Ramon, Leo, Leomar , May 31, 2001, Confederations Cup, Brazil 2-Cameroon 0)

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(Argentina squad, Top, left to right: Roberto Nestor Sensini, Javier Adelmar Zanetti, Roberto Fabian Ayala, Roberto Oscar Bonano, Walter Adrian Samuel , Bottom, left to right: Ariel Arnaldo Ortega, Diego Pablo Simeone, Cristian Alberto ‘Kily’ Gonzalez, Hernan Jorge Crespo, Claudio Javier Lopez, Juan Sebastian Veron , July 18, 2000, World Cup Qualifier, Argentina 2-Ecuador 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 142, November 2000

(Juventus squad, Top, left to right: Mark Iuliano, Edwin van der sar, Zinedine Zidane, Ciro Ferrara, Fillipo Inzaghi, Igor Tudor , Bottom, left to right: Edgar Davids, Alessio Tacchinardi, Massimo Birindelli, Gianluca Pessotto, David Trezeguet , September 26, 2000, Champions League, Juventus 0-Deportivo La Coruna 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 19, 1984

(Denmark squad, Top, left to right: Ole Qvist, Soren Busk, Michael Laudrup, Frank Arnesen, Preben Elkjaer, Soren Lerby, Bottom, left to right: Morten Olsen, Ivan Nielsen , Klaus Berggreen, Allan Simonsen, Jens Jorn Bertelesen , June 12, 1984, European Championship, France 1-Denmark 0)

Photo From: Mondial, Hors Serie 5, 1987

(Montpellier squad 1987/88)

Photo From: kicker_WM-Sonderheft_2002

(France squad, Top, left to right: Frank Leboeuf, Emmanuel Petit, Patrick Vieira, Marcel Desailly, Zinedine Zidane , Bottom, left to right: David Trezeguet, Vincent Candela, Sylvain Wiltord , Thierry Henry, Bixente Lizarazu, Fabien Barthez , March 27, 2002, France 5-Scotland 0)

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(Palmeiras 1972)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2265, September 5, 1989

(Argentina squad, Top, left to right: Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Luis Alberto Islas, Claudio Paul Caniggia, Pedro Antonio Troglio, Gabriel Humberto Calderón, Roberto Nestor Sensini, Sergio Daniel Batista, Nestor Rolando Clausen , Jose Luis Brown , Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri , Diego Armando Maradona , July 2, 1989, Copa America, Argentina 1-Chile 0)

1- Claudio Caniggia-Drugs ban 1993

In the Spring of 1993, AS Roma’s Argentinean striker Claudio Caniggia was sentenced to a one year ban after a routine drugs test following a League match showed traces of Cocaine.

Afterwards, Diego Maradona accused the Italians of getting revenge for their loss to Argentina during the 1990 World Cup.

He stated that first ‘they got him’ (1991 Drugs ban’) and now the goalscorer Caniggia.

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1993

(A cartoon showing Maradona and Caniggia being arrested for their Drugs offenses)

2- England and Holland at Sardinia, World Cup 1990

There was a conspiracy theory after the 1990 World Cup Draw was made that implied Holland and England (Both had a history of fan violence at the time) were purposefully drawn together in the Group that played at Cagliari. The Theory was that this was to get them off the mainland and concentrate them at the Island of Sardinia, that way the authorities and the police might be able to control them.

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 18, July 1990

(June 11, 1990, World Cup, England 1-Republic of Ireland 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 18, July 1990

(Gary Lineker and Adri van Tiggelen, June 16, 1990, World Cup, England 0-Holland 0)

3- West German and Poland-1974 World Cup

The day prior to the World Cup match ,between West Germany and Poland at Frankfurt, there had been torrential rain and the field was completely waterlogged.

Under normal circumstances the match would have been postponed. The conspiracy theory is that the Germans insisted on playing on the water logged pitch since they were fearful of the Polish squad and believed stood less of a chance on a normal field.

Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005

(Workers working on the waterlogged pitch, July 3, 1974, World Cup, West Germany 1-Poland 0)

Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005

(Grzegorz Lato and Paul Breitner, July 3, 1974, World Cup, West Germany 1-Poland 0)

4- Spain and Malta_EC Qualifier 1983

Holland seemed set to qualify for the 1984 Euros. With one match to go, Spain was two points behind with an inferior goal difference. For the final qualifier in Sevilla on December 21, 1983, Spain had to defeat Malta with a goal difference of 11 goals to advance. However, the impossible happened and Spain did just that, after leading (3-1) at halftime, they scored 9 goals in the second half. Needless to say, not only the Dutch but many other observers cried foul.

5- Garrincha and Esteban Marino-1962 World Cup

Brazilian star Garrincha had been sent off in their semifinal win over hosts Chile (June 13, 1962, World Cup, Chile 2-Brazil 4).

His disciplinary hearing was to take place the following day and he was in danger of being banned for the Final match. The evidence hinged upon the report of Uruguayan Assistant referee Esteban Marino. There are some who have suggested that Marino was bribed by the Brazilians to miss the hearing.

As he did not appear, Garrincha was cleared to play in the Final.