Scott Parker played as England captain this week against Holland on what was the 31-year-old’s 11th cap for his country, though these appearances, or even playing in England’s youth teams, were not his first association with international football, as many news sources this week reported he was the star of a TV advert in 1993 that co-promoted the 1994 FIFA World Cup (hosted by USA), and tournament sponsor McDonalds.

Knowing that fact now, it becomes clear to anyone looking back on the clip that advertising executives 19 years ago thought the name ‘Jimmy’ fits TV better than ‘Scott’…

While many of the details (such as context, date, and clubs involved) may be sketchy (though Dynamo Kiev are thought to be the opponents judging by a possible screen credit), this black-and-white clip of a penalty not reaching the goal-line seems to have been confirmed by many that the taker was none other than former France international Eric Cantona…

GREMIO 4-1 SANTA CRUZ

A relatively short geographical trip by Brazil’s standards, Santa Cruz traveled to face top-tier side Gremio in the local Campeonato Gaucho, and while they briefly took a first-half lead, the lower-league club did not get the kind of result that their convoy of supporters in the away end were hoping for…

Whilst Barnet FC currently stand in a spotlight of English football over most likely being forced out of their home stadium ‘Underhill’ for the first time in 105 years at the end of the 2011-12 season, it is not the first occasion that the North London club has made headlines, with the early 1990′s notable for the management of Barry Fry, and controversial chairmanship of Stan Flashman, who is thought to be the cause of a series of financial confusions at the club in 1992-93. While both would leave Barnet (who were promoted) at the end of that season, there was still enough time for a documentary on Barnet FC surrounding the numerous highs and lows of 1993…

Chris Kamara might be better-known nowadays for his input and excitable commentary on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday, but there was a time when he used to play, and if this clip is anything to go by, he could be a bit rough…

ONCE CALDAS 2-2 ITAGUI

Former Copa Libertadores winners Once Caldas are not having the best of starts to the 2012 season in the Colombian Liga Postobon, and this 2-2 draw with Itagui (currently in 2nd place) was no exception, as they conceded this own goal (0:14)…

PARMA 1-1 JUVENTUS

This Hernan Crespo goal for Parma in a Serie A game against Juventus seemed to work this commentator into a frenzy, although equalising the game at 1-1 in second half stoppage time is a much more understandable situation…

Serbian defender Sinisa Mihajlovic had a distinguished career in football, playing for big names in Italy such as Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio, and Inter Milan, and an international with the former Yugoslavia. Last seen as the former coach of Fiorentina, Mihajlovic’s best trait is likely to remain his fairly opposite tendencies of tough tackling, and more notably his finesse free-kicks from which he scored many of his goals in his career. A popular compilation of over 50 of them can be seen below…

With the many theoretical directions and distances that a ball can go in, perhaps it is not that much of a possibility to ‘fail’ at taking a set-piece, but these multiple efforts make you wonder…

It can even happen to the most renowned of modern players…

Regardless of footballing success, FC Twente seems to bring the most unwittingly entertaining side out of former England coach Steve McLaren, and while his first spell at the club wash notable for fake exchaggerated Dutch acchent, the second looksh like it might be plaged by shupernatural ghoshts for poor Schteve, yesh?