RICKY VILLA FA CUP 1981 WEMBLEY GOAL OF THE CENTURY TOTTENHAM WORN SWEATER COA

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PLEASE VISIT !!! GMMIGROUP Global Media & Memorabilia Investment Group Corp. Will bring you the best sporting memorabilia in the market. We have been working in sports memorabilia for the past 10 years. Gmmigroup is considered one of the most prolific sellers on Ebay, awarded with over 2000 positive feedbacks & have also received multiple awards by Paypal Company and other internet sites. We specialize in sporting goods from all major sports (baseball, basketball, boxing, football, tennis, etc.). We have sold & worked in auctions & charities with England's auctioneers houses. Gmmigroup Corp. has clients and references in all seven continents. We work directly with football federations, players, management groups, sports journalists, media & sports agents in different countries in Latin America. You will get real & authentic sports memorabilia directly from your favorite stars. All items come with a full certificate of authenticity, if required. These are produced by the corporation and will detail the item purchased. All the items available have been described accureately and, unless mentioned, will be in good condition. A full refund will be issued for any item you are unhappy with. We also provide research & statistics from all major sports since we have more than 20,000 sports magazines in stock from the early 1900's till the present. We also have an archive with over 1500 videos relating to all major sports. UNIQUE & HISTORICAL RICKY VILLA TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS ( WEST GERMANY ) MATCH WORN SWEATER / JACKET DURING THE FINAL REPLAY OF FA CUP 1981 MATCH AGAINST MANCHESTER CITY WHERE HE SCORED WEMBLY GOAL OF THE CENTURY !!! /watch?v=deWuKNhwcIY Villa scored 18 goals in 133 Spurs appearances, none more spectacular than his winning goal against Manchester City in the FA Cup Final replay in 1981 - for which he won the Wembley goal of the century award in 2001 . SWEATER WILL COME WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY HAND SIGNED BY SPURS LEGEND MENTIONING ALL DETAILS AND HISTORY . VILLA IS CONSIDER ONE OF THE BEST MIDFIELDERS OF ENGLAND FOOTBALL HISTORY !!! HE WAS A FORMER ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM STAR FOR WORLD CUP 1978 !!! HE WAS ALSO A FORMER FORT LAUDERDALE / STRIKERS ( NASL ) SUPERSTAR !!! WORLD CUP 1978 CHAMPION AS A PLAYER !!! UNIQUE MAGLIA , TRIKOT , CAMISA , JERSEY AND MAILLOT !!!! PROFILE: Ricky Villa: Scorer Of Wembley's Greatest Goal Whatever else he does Ricky Villa will always be remembered for scoring the greatest goal of the 20th century at Wembley. The Argentine seemed to have the ball glued to his feet as he slalomed past Manchester City defenders to slot home the winner in the 1981 FA Cup final replay. Less well remembered, but just as vital, is the cracker he scored in the semi-final against Wolves to get Spurs to Wembley. A member of the 1978 World Cup-winning Argentina squad, Villa arrived in England with his compatriot Ossie Ardiles after that tournament and made an immediate impact, scoring against Nottingham Forest on his debut for the club. That was one of 18 goals the elegant midfielder scored in his five years at the club. His finest hour came in the 1981 FA Cup final but it could all have been so different for the Argentine. In the first game at Wembley, Villa was substituted after a disappointing performance and trudged forlornly from the pitch along the long walk to the tunnel. The game ended 1-1 and few expected the bearded Argentine to start the replay the following Thursday. However, Spurs boss Keith Burkinshaw had other ideas and his decision to keep faith with Villa paid off big time. With the two sides again cancelling each other out and the score at 2-2, Villa came up with a sublime moment of inspiration. Receiving the ball 30 yards from goal, he attacked the City defence head on, going past two on the left before cutting back onto his right foot and slotting the ball under Joe Co... read more

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