Sporza Retro is an online service of the VRT, the flemish publicly funded broadcasting network. Every day, a sports clip is shown of a big event that occurred that day, Sporza has been doing this since this April. They primarily show clips of sports that are really popular in Belgium or Europe, so don't expect to see much baseball or American football. Most of the clips are about football (or soccer), cycling, tennis and track and field.

This thread is here to have a discussion about the clips posted by Sporza Retro.
Seeing as this thread is made on August 8, let's start with today's clip.

AUGUST 8 1992: THE DREAM TEAM WINS GOLD IN BARCELONA

A bit more info about the event:

THE DREAM TEAM:

QuoteDavid Robinson
Patrick Ewing
Larry Bird
Scottie Pippen
Michael Jordan
Clyde Drexler
Karl Malone
John Stockton
Chris Mullin
Charles Barkley
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr.
Christian Laettner

THE OTHER TEAM (in this tournament: Croatia):

QuoteDražen Petrović
Velimir Perasović
Danko Cvjetičanin
Toni Kukoč
Vladan Alanović
Franjo Arapović
Žan Tabak
Stojko Vranković
Alan Gregov
Arijan Komazec
Dino Rađa
Aramis Naglić

The score: USA 117 - 85 Croatia

Bronze medallist: Lithuania, who beat the Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia, Belarus, Ukrain, Georgia and some other ex-USSR states)


The road to the finals:

USA:

Group phase: Starts in Group A with Croatia, Angola, Spain, Germany and Brazil.

US wins all their matches

Quarterfinals: USA 115 - 77 Puerto Rico
Semifinals: USA 126 - 76 Lithuania


Croatia:

Group phase: See US, Croatia win all their matches apart from US match
Quarterfinals: Croatia 98 - 65 Australia
Semifinals: CIS 74 - 75 Croatia

This is a cool concept for a website. It's a shame they don't play many of the main sports over here, but they do play sometimes?

Also the Dream Team rules

Yesterday we had triumph, today we have death

AUGUST 9 1986: CYCLIST JEF 'POESKE' SCHERENS DIES

Jef's palmares:

Quote1929
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint, Independent
1930
    3rd, National Track Championships, Sprint
1931
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    3rd, World Track Championships, Sprint, Copenhagen
1932
    1st, GP de Paris, Sprint
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Rome
1933
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Paris
1934
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Leipzig
1935
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Brussels
1936
    2nd, GP de Paris, Sprint
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Zürich
1937
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Copenhagen
1938
    2nd, Copenhagen, Sprint
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    2nd, World Track Championships, Sprint, Amsterdam
1939
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1940
    2nd, Brussels Six Days
    2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
1941
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    2nd, Schaarbeek
1942
    3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1943
    2nd, GP de Paris, Sprint
    2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
1944
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1945
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1946
    3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
1947
    1st, National Track Championships, Sprint
    1st, World Track Championships, Sprint, Paris
1949
    2nd, National Track Championships, Sprint
1950
    3rd, National Track Championships, Sprint

AUGUST 10 1991: FOOTBALL CLUB CLUB BRUGGE CELEBRATES ITS 100TH BIRTHDAY

Club Brugge's honors:

Quote* Belgian First Division champions: 13

        1919-20, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98, 2002-03, 2004-05

    * Belgian Cup winners: 10

        1967-68, 1969-70, 1976-77, 1985-86, 1990-91, 1994-95, 1995-96, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2006-07

    * Belgian Supercup winners: 13

        1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

    * European Champion Clubs' Cup finalist: 1

        1977-78

    * UEFA Cup finalist: 1

        1975-76

    * Bruges Matins winners: 16

        1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

    * Kirin Cup winners: 1

        1981

AUGUST 11 1963: BENONI BEHEYT BEATS RIK VAN LOOY TO BECOME CYCLING WORLD CHAMPION

During the WC, a deal was made that every Belgian in the race had to make sure Van Looy became champion, Beheyt beat Van Looy in the sprint.

Top three:

1. Benoni Beheyt (BEL)
2. Rik Van Looy (BEL)
3. Jo de Haan (NED)

AUGUST 12 1990: THIERRY BOUTSEN WINS THE 1990 F1 GP OF HUNGARY

QuoteHungary was next and the Williamses qualified ahead of the McLarens, Boutsen taking pole ahead of Patrese, Berger, Senna, Mansell and Alesi. At the start, Boutsen kept the lead but it was Berger went away best and passed Patrese while Senna was worst and lost out to both Mansell and Alesi. Thus, it was Boutsen, Berger, Patrese, Mansell, Alesi and Senna.

It stayed like that on lap 21 when Senna passed Alesi for fifth but he was forced to pit on the next lap with a slow puncture. Nannini soon passed Alesi to take fifth. The leaders stopped and Berger was the big loser with Nannini and Senna the big gainers, rising directly behind the Williams men. The order was: Boutsen, Patrese, Nannini, Senna, Mansell and Berger. Boutsen then pulled away while Patrese held up the others until Nannini streamed by with Senna following him.

Patrese then pitted and dropped behind Piquet as Berger passed Mansell only for Mansell to get back at him. Senna tried to pass Nannini on lap 64 and tipped Nannini into a spin and retirement. Berger tried to do the same thing on Mansell on lap 72 at the same corner with the same result - a collision but with both cars out. Boutsen won ahead of Senna, Piquet, Patrese, Warwick and Bernard.

AUGUST 13 2005: HELENA ISINBAJEVA BREAKS HER OWN WORLD RECORD ON THE POLE VAULT

QuoteGold     Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
Silver     Monika Pyrek (POL)
Bronze     Pavla Hamáčková (CZE)

AUGUST 14 2004: AXEL MERCKX WINS BRONZE IN ATHENS

Top three:

QuotePaolo Bettini (ITA)    
Sérgio Paulinho (POR)    
Axel Merckx (BEL)

AUGUST 15 1983: TWO POLE VAULT WORLD RECORDS GET BROKEN IN ONE DAY

progression since then:

Quote5.83 m    Thierry Vigneron     France    Rome, Italy    September 1, 1983[1]    4
5.85 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Bratislava, Slovakia    May 26, 1984[1]    1
5.88 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Paris, France    June 2, 1984[1]    2
5.90 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    London, England    July 13, 1984[1]    3
5.91 m    Thierry Vigneron     France    Rome, Italy    August 31, 1984[1]    5
5.94 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Rome, Italy    August 31, 1984[1]    4
6.00 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Paris, France    July 13, 1985[1]    5
6.01 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Moscow, Russia    July 8, 1986[1]    6
6.03 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Prague, Czech Republic    June 23, 1987[1]    7
6.05 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Bratislava, Slovakia    June 9, 1988[1]    8
6.06 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Nice, France    July 10, 1988[1]    9
6.07 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Shizuoka, Japan    May 6, 1991[1]    10
6.08 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Moscow, Russia    June 9, 1991[1]    11
6.09 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Formia, Italy    July 8, 1991[1]    12
6.10 m    Sergey Bubka     Soviet Union    Malmö, Sweden    August 5, 1991[1]    13
6.11 m    Sergey Bubka     Ukraine    Dijon, France    June 13, 1992[1]    14
6.12 m    Sergey Bubka     Ukraine    Padova, Italy    August 30, 1992[1]    15
6.13 m    Sergey Bubka     Ukraine    Tokyo, Japan    September 19, 1992[1]    16
6.14 m    Sergey Bubka     Ukraine    Sestriere, Italy    July 31, 1994[1]    17

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AUGUST 15 1992: ANDERLECHT BEATS RWDM[/URL]

AUGUST 16 2004: ILSE HEYLEN WINS BRONZE IN ATHENS

Medal winners:

QuoteHalf-lightweight (52 kg)
 Xian Dongmei (CHN) (Gold)   
Yuki Yokosawa  (JPN) (Silver)   
Ilse Heylen (BEL) (Bronze)
Amarilis Savón (CUB) (Bronze)

Dream Team remains best clip so far

Quote from: PatriotClock;1648390Dream Team remains best clip so far

WELL I'M SURE TODAY'S CLIP WILL STUN YOU BECAUSE IT IS SO AWEso

oh wait nevermind it's some guy going from one soccer team to another.

AUGUST 17 1989: MARC DEGRYSE LEAVES CLUB BRUGGE FOR ANDERLECHT

Degryse's honors:

Quote* Jupiler League Winner: 1987-88 (w/Brugge), 1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95 (w/Anderlecht)
    * Belgian Cup Winner: 1985-86 (w/Brugge), 1993-94 (w/Anderlecht)
    * Belgian Supercup Winner: 1985 (w/Brugge), 1993, 1995 (w/Anderlecht)
    * European Cup Winners Cup Runner-up: 1989-90 (w/Anderlecht)
    * Eredivisie Winner: 1996-97 (w/PSV)
    * Johan Cruijff schaal Winner: 1996-97, 1997-98 (w/PSV)
    * Belgian Golden Shoe Winner: 1991 (w/Anderlecht)
    * Belgian professional football awards Winner: 1987-88 (w/Brugge), 1989-90, 1994-95 (w/Anderlecht), 1999-00 (w/Germinal Beerschot)

AUGUST 18 1990: GENT BEATS STVV WITH 6-3

AUGUST 19 1984: NIKI LAUDA WINS THE GP OF AUSTRIA

QuoteFrom pole Piquet led until lap 39, when rear tyres excessive consumption made him slow down. But, previously at lap 28, he had demonstrated great ability to control his car, as he and Prost crossed De Angelis oil at Rindt�s corner getting sideways. Althoght Prost lost control of his car and shunt (he was driving with one hand due to shift crack). Lauda took the lead, but with few laps to flag, he suddenly slowed with gearbox problems. Somehow he got speed again, but was clearly in with big problems. Unbeliavable that nobody advised Piquet, in 2nd, to push the limit to catch Lauda...

TOMORROW YOU WILL SEE JUSTINE HENIN WIN GOLD IN THE ATHENS OLYMPICS IN TENNIS!!

AUGUST 20 2004: JUSTINE HENIN WINS HER SEMIFINAL IN ATHENS

Quotenoone cares about tennis

The dream team really did live up to its name. It was all the greatest players near their prime. Hell, with Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan on the same team, you could probably just have had those three play and they'd still won by at least ten each game.

AUGUST 21 2004: ITS THE SAME THING AS YESTERDAY BUT WITH AN AWARD CEREMONY AFTER THE MATCH

Quotenoone cares about tennis

TWO VIDS TODAY BECAUSE I FORGOT TO UPDATE YESTERDAY!!

AUGUST 22 1993: ETIENNE DE WILDE BECOMES WORLD CHAMPION CYCLING

AUGUST 23 1992: GEORGES JOBE BECOMES WORLD CHAMPION 500CC

More football

AUGUST 24 1980: CLUB BRUGGE WINS THE SUPERCUP AGAINST SK BEVEREN

AUGUST 25 2003: JOHN DRUMMOND DOES NOT ACCEPT HIS EXCLUSION DURING THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE 100M DASH IN PARIS

e: there's also an update for august 15