Mysteries, Legends Too Conspiracy Theories, Business Office Nine
March 26, 2019
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1- Steven Gerrad almost joining Chelsea, 2005
It was reported that Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard was on the verge of joining Chelsea inward the Summer of 2005.
It has been rumored that he withdrew his asking afterward existence threatened yesteryear Liverpool based criminals.
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Photo From: World Soccer, Oct 2010 (Steven Gerrard on the left) |
2- Michael Sternkopf transfer to Borussia Moenchengladbach, 1995
In belatedly flavour (1994/95) Bayern Munich agreed to the transfer of Michael Sternkopft to Borussia Moecnhengladbach.
It was rumored that Bayern agreed on a depression fee (as a shape of quid pro quo), because if Moecnhengladbach were to win the DfB Pokal, Bayern would gain a house inward the next season’s UEFA Cup.
Borussia Moecnhengladbach’s win inward the Final over Wolfsburg (3-0) on June 24, 1995, ensured Bayern’s participation inward European Football for the next season, every bit the higher league placed Borussia Moecnhengladbach gained entry to the Cup Winners Cup.
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Photo From: Panini, Bundeliga, 1995/96 (Michael Sternkopf at Borussia Moenchengladbach, 1995/96) |
3- Diego Maradona almost existence signed yesteryear Sheffield United
One of the most famous (non) transfer stories concerns Sheffield United’s endeavor inward 1978 to laid about a then-teenage Diego Maradona from Argentinos Juniors.
According to the story, the transfer almost happened but Sheffield United backed out inward the terminate due to the toll too instead signed Alejandro Sabella from River Plate.
It is difficult to know for for certain if Argentinos Juniors were actually willing to sell because Maradona was already existence touted every bit a hereafter legend too in all likelihood could convey beem sold for to a greater extent than elsewhere fifty-fifty then.
Regardless the ‘Maradona almost joined Sheffield United’ narrative is business office of Football History.
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Photo From : Onze, Issue 36, Dec 1978 (Diego Maradona alongside Argentinos Juniors) |
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Photo From: El Grafico 1980
(Argentineans inward England, Osvaldo Ardiles (Tottenhma), Claudio Marangoni (Sunderland), Ricardo Villa (Tottenhma) too Alejandro Sabella (Leeds United)) |
4- Bebe transfer to Manchester United, 2010
One of the most inexplicable transfers of Alex Ferguson every bit Manchester United Manager is that of little-known Portuguese frontward Bebe from Guimaraes inward 2010.
Allegedly Sir Alex Ferguson had never fifty-fifty seen him play.
The rumor was that he was signed every bit business office of a bargain betwixt the fellowship too his super agent the Portuguese Jorge Mendes.
There were reports that Carlos Queiroz, Ferguson’s onetime Assistant, had recommended Bebe to Sir Alex too that was why he was signed.
In whatever illustration he never made an impression too was loaned many times.
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Photo From : Panini, Futebol 2010/11 (Bebe at Guimaraes 2010) |
5- Bernard Tapie too the mysterious ‘next Maradona’
In the summertime of 1991, Olympique Marseille President stated that he was going to intermission the globe tape transfer fee inward the side yesteryear side yoke of years for a actor who would last the ‘next Maradona.’ (or the Maradona of the 21st Century).
It was unclear who this actor was, though about suggested he may convey been talking close Republic of Ghana too Anderlecht’s teenage star (16 at the time) Nii Lamptey.
Some others speculated that it was Colo Colo’s Argentinean midfielder Marcelo Barticciotto, who had only helped his squad inward winning the 1991 Copa Libertadores.
Still others believed it was Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Zvonimir Boban that Tapie was groovy to laid about (Boban signed for air-conditioning Milan that summer).
He never had the chance to sign this mysterious actor every bit he was entangled inward the OM/Valenciennes scandal of 1993 inward the upcoming years.
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 33, Oct 1991 (Nii Lamptey at Anderlecht) |
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Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 148, May 2001 (Bernard Tapie) |