90s football: a story in (epic) pics

Blessed are those who were able to watch the beautiful game, during such a wonderfully underrated time of living legends.

Roberto Baggio, a DANONE sponsored jersey, the Kappa pants, SELECT ball and a FRIENDSHIP BRACELET around his ankle. It doesn’t get much more 90s than this.

Oh if i could fly like that. Omam-Biyik goes up to the third floor to score the winning goal against the defending world champion, Argentina in the 1990 WC.

Later that month, Caniggia beats the keeper to score the winning goal in the only Brazil X Argentina in the history of World Cups.

In the end, it was Lothar Matthaus who took the gold home to Germany.

The Flying Dutchman Marco Van Basten and his mate Ruud Gullit chilling in Milan.

And Jurgen Klinsmann with that natural look.

Ronaldo and Djorkaeff had both the looks and the skills am i right?

20 years old, but Pep Guardiola’s face was not a day past 12 when he won his first continental trophy.

But it was Rai’s Sao Paulo that would ultimately rule the world.

How much would a defender like him be worth nowadays? Barcelona was denied their second European Cup thanks to an amazing performance by Maldini’s Milan.

Michael Laudrup attemps the play over Gianluca Vialli.

Remember the Parmalat sponsors? And that Buffon played for Parma?

Some would tell you ’94 was a low point in Diego Maradona’s amazing career.

Romario and Alexis Lalas, does it get any better than this?

Brazilians were sure hungry for it in the 1994 World Cup.

But a mistake by the best player in the world will forever be the most memorable moment in the competition.

Scolari came out of nowhere and and made Gremio the best team in America. You wouldn’t find a more dedicated squad anywhere in the planet.

Totti was never amused.

People said they couldn’t do it, imagine that.

Simeone’s been at it for a while now.

Edgar Davids’s legendary sunglasses and Zizou’s legendary everything.

Ronaldo, the original.

Henry and Maldini, both the best at what they did.

Little Croatia reaches an astonishing third place finish in the 1998 WC, surprising the world.

And of course, there was that Michael Owen run and goal against Argentina.

And that Denis Bergkamp goal as well.

Brazilian goalkeeper Taffarel played the match of his life in the semis.

But in the end, well, you know the end.

Speaking of which, Enzo could hardly claim to have had a typical childhood.

And Solskjaer ended the decade in amazing fashion. If you’ve seen it, you remember it. No exceptions.

Bonus pic:

Practically out of a Friends episode.

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