Dutch football fan Arjan Wijngaard has collected 3,000 jerseys from across the world
He has been collecting shirts for the past 25 years, beginning with an Everton kit he was given in 1997, and he now boasts one of the largest, if not the largest, personal collections in Europe.
When asked about his hobby Arjan said “Of course, I liked football. That is an important thing if you want to collect shirts. There is no particular reason why I chose shirts, though. Some people choose scarves – I have some scarves as well because, if I can’t get a shirt when I visit a stadium or a game, I try to buy a scarf instead. Actually, maybe I should have chosen scarves or pins; they are a lot cheaper and don’t need that much space!”
“In general I like to collect shirts from clubs that are not very easy to find. However, there is one old FC Groningen shirt that is a favourite because it is a rare one – matchworn and almost 40 years old.”, said Arjan.
46 year old returns to professional football after 12-year ban for cocaine use
Francesco Flachi, appeared for fifth-tier outfit Signa 1914 in their 2-2 draw against Prato 2000 on Sunday afternoon.
Flachi spent all of his professional career playing in Serie A and Serie B, finding the back of the net 135 times for Fiorentina, Bari, Ancona, Sampdoria, Empoli and Brescia. He even won the Coppa Italia and Serie B twice - and represented Italy at youth level.
He received a 12-year ban by the Italian FA, effectively ending his playing career aged 34, or so everyone thought.
"This day cancels 12 years of disqualification. It is my rebirth. I hadn’t entered a proper 11-a-side football pitch for 12 years, but I am a man of football and I live for the emotions, which I had missed so much.” said Flachi.
The passion and love towards football from Italy certainly knows no boundaries. In the video taken from one of the nearby balconies, four nuns were seen playing turf-based football. Despite their heavy attire they still managed to mesmerise the netizens with their skills.
As usual, fans replied to the video in their own hilarious ways. Some even challenging the biggest teams in the world to have a look at the nuns playing and take a leaf out of their book. A fan even went to the extent of comparing the “Nundesliga” to Bundesliga, the top tier in German football.
He helped Montpelier in France to win the Ligue 1.
He helped Chelsea to win the Champions League.
He Helped France to win the World Cup.
He helped Chelsea to win the Europa League.
He helped AC Milan to win the league for the first time in 11 years.
Now he’s just 3 goals away from becoming France all-time topscorer.
Elite mentality, elite striker, this guy deserves a lot of Respect!
Lionel Messi and his 39! casualties in the UEFA Champions League:
9 goals vs. Arsenal
8 goals vs. Celtic
8 goals vs. Milan
7 goals vs. Leverkusen
6 goals vs. City
6 goals vs. Ajax
5 goals vs. Lyons
4 goals vs. PSG
4 goals vs. Panathinaikos
4 goals vs. Spartak Moscow
4 goals vs. Bayern
4 goals vs. PSV
4 goals vs. United
3 goals vs. APOEL
3 goals vs. Chelsea
3 goals vs. Stuttgart
3 goals vs. Copenhagen
3 goals vs. Shakhtar
3 goals vs. Pilzen
2 goals vs. Kyiv
2 goals vs. Juventus
2 goals vs. Real Madrid
2 goals vs. AS Roma
2 goals vs. Tottenham
2 goals vs. BATE
2 goals vs. Liverpool
2 goals vs. Leipzig
2 goals vs. Brujas
2 goals vs. Basel
1 goal vs. Sporting CP
1 goal vs. Werder Bremen
1 goal vs. Rangers
1 goal vs. Monchengladbach
1 goal vs. Olympiacos
1 goal vs. Slavic Prague
1 goal vs. BVB
1 goal vs. Napoli
1 goal vs. Ferencvaros
1 goal vs. Maccabi Haifa
Suarez best year - 78 G/A
Lewandowski best year - 80 G/A
Neymar best year - 83 G/A
Ronaldo best year - 84 G/A
Messi 3rd best year - 90 G/A
Messi 2nd best year - 95 G/A
Messi best year - 113 G/A
DID YOU KNOW: Lionel Messi’s Records & Awards in 2019:
Ballon d’Or Winner
Golden Boot Winner
Best Playmaker Award
Pichichi Winner
Laliga Player of the Season
FIFA the Best Men’s Player
UCL Forward of the Year
Most Hat-tricks
Most Free-Kick Goals
Most Goals/Assists
Most MOTM Winner
Messi’s 2019 will never be repeated in football history.
Nobody in football will ever be able to reach this level of dominance in a single year.