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“As soon as he hit it you think, ‘That's going to be close’ When it went in, I was kind of hanging onto the net, looking up and all the Manchester United fans were behind the goal. I was getting pelters” Neil Sullivan on THAT David Beckham lob 30 years on

By Matthew Ketchell Published

EXCLUSIVE One of the greatest Premier League goals, scored by one of its greatest players, is 30 years old today, but what are the thoughts of the goalkeeper on the receiving end of that famous half-way line strike?

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‘As soon as he hits it, you think, ‘That's going to be close’’ Neil Sullivan recalls being lobbed from the halfway line by a young David Beckham, 30 years on

By Ed McCambridge Published

Sullivan was the unfortunate gloveman on the receiving end of one of the Premier League’s most iconic goals, 30 years ago this summer

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‘You’d get in your car to leave and someone's nicked your keys’ Neil Sullivan on breaking through at Wimbledon during the club’s infamous Crazy gang era

By Ed McCambridge Published

Sullivan recalls some of the dressing room antics that made life tough for a youngster breaking through at Wimbledon

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How to Watch Untold UK documentaries on Jamie Vardy, Liverpool's Miracle of Istanbul and Wimbledon's Vinnie Jones on Netflix
How to watch Untold UK — stream docs on Jamie Vardy, Liverpool's Miracle of Istanbul and Vinnie Jones from anywhere

By James Roberts Published

Here's how to watch Untold UK online from anywhere as Netflix tells the stories of Leicester City star Jamie Vardy, Liverpool's Miracle of Istanbul and Wimbledon hardman Vinnie Jones

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NEW ISSUE: Cristiano Ronaldo’s quest for 1,000 goals, the football rich list, Granit Xhaka’s Arsenal rollercoaster, Michael Laudrup and Sol Campbell, plus trendsetter Tony Pulis

By Henry Burridge Published

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Christmas Day football
What happened to football on Christmas Day? The lost history of a Victorian tradition

By Steven Chicken Last updated

Premier League Football was once as much of a Christmas Day staple as the Queen's speech and pigs in blankets; but was it all festive fun or just a freezing farce? Paul Brown dons his silly hat...

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Wimbledon goalscorer Lawrie Sanchez, with the FA Cup on his head, and goalkeeper Dave Beasant, wearing a hard hat, celebrate after victory over Liverpool in the 1988 final
‘I used to ride a motorbike and my crash helmet would get filled. From my point of view, the best was talcum powder, but there were other things…’ Dave Beasant on Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang dressing room pranks

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Crazy Gang's antics were the stuff of legend in the 1980s

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Wimbledon's Eric Young, Lawrie Sanchez, Dave Beasant and Terry Phelan celebrate with the FA Cup after beating Liverpool in the 1988 final
‘I can remember Dennis Wise following me up – when I lifted the trophy, I heard him behind cheering and shouting, “You bastards!” I thought, “You can’t say that in front of Princess Diana!”’ Dave Beasant on Wimbledon’s 1988 FA Cup upset win over Liverpool

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Crazy Gang stopper saved a penalty in the shock 1988 FA Cup victory

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Wimbledon fans protest against the proposed relocation of the club to Milton Keynes, 2002
‘It’s always been volatile between Wimbledon and MK, but I don’t mind it. The club’s identity has changed and is a million miles away from 20 years ago’ Dean Lewington looks back at English football’s most controversial rebrand two decades on

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Wimbledon upped sticks from their south London home in September 2003, re-naming their club at the end of that season

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Wimbledon players celebrate their FA Cup final win over Liverpool at Wembley in May 1988.
‘People were naked all the time in the Crazy Gang – that was the punishment for anything: birthdays, scoring a goal, winning a game. You’d get stripped’ Dean Lewington takes us inside the Wimbledon dressing room

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Crazy Gang more than lived up to their name as English football’s most outlandish club

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