Recent article by Barney Ronay, in which he is very, very easy on the horrific tackling, especially by Terry Fenwick, that day.
Take that Jerry. Thatās two World Wars and one World Cup.
They were showing Italy v Brazil 1982 there the other night. Zico was very overrated. He set up a goal for Socrates about 10 minutes in. After that Claudio Gentile didnāt give him a kick of it and he went missing.
Nostaglia aināt what it used to be
He was a player, as a young lad, youād always want to be when you played football on the green.
For these sorts of moments
Argentina put on a few exhibitions in 06, Riquelme really to the fore.
Oliver Kahn leaving his gloves in the goal at full-time in 02ā after Ronaldo did them in the final
BBC 4 now. Cameroon 1990.
Be great to have the version where Dunphy & Giles drew the spit on the screens.
Graeme Souness rates him as the best heās played against
Graeme Souness called Boumsong a thoroughbred.
France v Kuwait 1982
Porn but in football form
Absolutely sensational. Last 8 of a World Cup. Hard to believe it at times still. Lucky to have experienced it. Not sure weāll ever see it again.
https://twitter.com/tdisportsclips/status/1678049995629404160?s=46
Wow 17 years ago.
That French jersey was a thing of beauty.
I remember being gutted the French knocked out Brazil. I loved Adriano and Ronaldinho back then.
Grosso and del Piero were two of the most iconic goals of all time.