The 10 greatest chokes in the history of football

# 8 – Bayern Munich and AC Milan (CL Finals 1999 and 2005)

We always talk about the teams that were on the happier side of these games.

How will you feel if you lose a game that was already won? How do you explain conceding two goals in the last three extra minutes of the game? How do you explain giving away a 3-0 lead and going to lose the game on penalties?

Bayern players after the loss

These two games will forever be itched in the memories of both Bayern as well as AC Milan’s history. Somethings aren’t just meant to be.

# 7 – England’s Golden Generation

John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and the list goes on and on.

Possibly, the greatest set of superstars that England has ever produced. To say that they were not as talented would be a mistake. We see these players display their skill week in, week out in the Premier League. But, when it came to the International stage, they just failed.

The so called “Golden Generation”

In the 2006 World Cup, they crashed out to Portugal in the quarterfinals. For the 2008 Euros, they failed to qualify. They were abysmal in the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Euros as well. May be now, it is now time for the Golden Generation to be put to rest.