Hibbert: 'Bigger than Pele'

Lyndon Lloyd , 11 August, 20comments | Jump to most recent

The coming to fruition of the "Hibbert Scores, We Riot" phenomenon was clearly too momentous to stay within the borders of England.

Fascination with the affection with which Tony Hibbert is held by Evertonians and their pitch invasion following his first senior goal for the Blues on Wednesday night was evident as far away as Brazil, where Globo Esport devoted over three minutes to his story.

The piece provides some background on his longevity at Goodison and includes a montage of official and supporter-shot video of his goal against AEK Athens.

It finishes with a comparison to Pele who had to wait for 1,000 goals for a fan pitch invasion celebrating him. The presenter signs off joking, "Tony Hibbert: bigger than Pele!"

With thanks to Joe Rourke

Quotes or other material sourced from Globo.tv

Reader Comments (20)

Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer

Leung Chi Ho
1 Posted 11/08/2012 at 17:00:00

Hibbo should shoot more like what he shot in the 1st half of the match next season.

Evan Kelly
2 Posted 11/08/2012 at 17:07:34

Hahahahaha quality!

Adrian Lalor
3 Posted 11/08/2012 at 17:15:56

Enjoyed that :-)

Tony McNulty
4 Posted 11/08/2012 at 17:16:49

Big news day in Brazil, then.

Gary Shaw
5 Posted 11/08/2012 at 17:25:40

Loving the use of the word "Hibbo" by the presenter.

Mike Gaynes
6 Posted 11/08/2012 at 17:49:56

HUGELY entertaining.... and no need to speak Portuguese -- that was universal.

Give Globo credit, they know a great story when they see it, and the production was great, right down to the music at the end.

Many thanks for posting that link!!!!!!!!

Peter Thistle
7 Posted 11/08/2012 at 17:50:44

Weird they chose George's answering-machine message from Seinfeld for the background music. :)

"Believe it or not George isn't at home please leave a message at the beep, I must be out or i'd pick up the phone, where could I beeee, believe it or not i'm not home."

Leung Chi Ho
8 Posted 11/08/2012 at 17:57:33

One of the best moment in football, ever!!

Keith Glazzard
9 Posted 11/08/2012 at 17:51:29

Fantastic! Thank you Globo.tv - They pick up a story, tell the tale, mash OS and youtube stuff, throw in a Mike Post tune soundtrack, Pele's 1000th goal .... brill.

And I know we're biased, but did you really have to know anything about Hibbo, EFC or football in general to appreciate that bit of TV? It was just good, that's all. Something Tony has to keep to show his grandchildren.

Tony Horne
10 Posted 11/08/2012 at 18:13:46

Three minutes in Brazil. Over here, zero, nada.

Speaks volumes in any language.........

Gerry Quinn
11 Posted 11/08/2012 at 19:09:37

Loved it - brilliant - Hibbo bigger than Pele, ha ha ha, brilliant - I hope Hibbo gets to see this - and miserable kill-joy Moysie!
This clip will may have won quite a few fans over in Brazil

Joe McParland
12 Posted 11/08/2012 at 19:28:17

Can someone tell Tony Marsh!!!

Kev Johnson
13 Posted 11/08/2012 at 20:13:58

Ha-ha! Great stuff.

Lori Fekete
14 Posted 11/08/2012 at 20:35:38

Love it! Can't wait til the movie comes out

Stephen Grady
15 Posted 11/08/2012 at 21:41:09

That is awesome! Well done Tony!

Matt Damon to play Hibbo in the movie version?

Michael Mulholland
16 Posted 11/08/2012 at 22:37:23

Heeeee hee quality

Rob McFawn
17 Posted 11/08/2012 at 23:54:59

Haha... quality clip, the Portuguese made it even funnier – enjoyed reliving the celebrations from all four stands!

John House
18 Posted 12/08/2012 at 09:51:47

OK boys, who else had goose bumps, a big grin and a tear in there eye?!

Paul Kelly
20 Posted 12/08/2012 at 14:27:58

The Hibbo mock up of him on the cover of 'Fifa 13'.

Quality!

Seamus Murphy
21 Posted 13/08/2012 at 11:16:42

Brilliant piece!! Just a pity one of the networks over here didn't find it in them to do something similar. Maybe in a non Olympic year it might have been picked up.

Add Your Comments

In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site.

» Log in now

Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site.

About these ads