I decided to make a compilation of my favorite football related photos that I have seen during my life.

These include some photos of Newcastle United stars helping themselves to the back pages in iconic style.

The first one is my number one of all time.

The image of Malcolm Macdonald celebrating this hat-trick on his home debut against Shankly’s Liverpool in 1971.

Supermac beams with his voluminous sideburns and raised arms, with an ecstatic Terry Hibbitt swinging on his back.

I’ve always loved the famous photo (see above) of two of British football’s greats, Dave Mackay and Billy Bremner.

Spurs’ Mackay had just returned from a second broken leg in 18 months, Leeds’ Wee Billy from Revie had gone over the ball.

Mackay then firmly grabbed and restrained a falsely sympathetic Bremner while the referee stood, trying to calm things down. And to think that these two were international teammates.

The image of Vinnie Jones grabbing and squeezing Gazza’s Henry Hall has entered 1980s football folklore. You can see the intent to cause harm in Jones’ expression as Gazza goes totally limp.

The photo and footage of Marco Tardelli celebrating his goal for Italy in the 1982 World Cup final is among the most moving ever captured.

His face is distorted, there are tears of joy and expressions of wonder at what has happened, as Tardelli repeatedly shouted in his personal ecstasy.

An image of a man with wide eyes, an open mouth and open arms Kevin Keegan going to Gallowgate to celebrate his first goal in 1982 is very special to me. I even did it in one of the Sunday Sun photos.

The 1970 World Cup in Mexico is remembered for all the right reasons. Great players like Pele, Jairzinho, Rivelino, Muller, Banks, Rivera, etc., and the greatest international team of all time, Brazil.

Who can ever forget the image of Pelé and Bobby Moore kissing as they exchanged shirts at the final whistle, after Brazil and England had battled it out in the afternoon sun.

They ran their own foot race for 90 thrilling minutes and this iconic image encapsulates the true meaning of respect.

I’ll end with an award-winning photo taken above the Roker Park television gantry in 1992. Not because Liam O’Brien scored against Sunderland but for the overall nature of the table.

The crowd is captured both in the stands and in the open air on the terrace. A man climbed halfway up the projector to get a better view.

Beyond the old football field, streets and streets of houses stretch out to the sea, while in the foreground is the television crew filming the match. Plus, there’s a faded Union Jack to set the scene perfectly.

Football may be the world’s game, but it’s the most British of pictures and it hangs proudly on the entryway wall of my house.

I’ll be interested to hear in the comments what some of your favorite football images are.