When Football Was Better
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Celebrating all things retro. No bias towards any team. Lots of memories. Any enquiries please email [email protected]
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Euro 96 started 30 years ago tomorrow. One of my favourite summers ever. The opening titles on the BBC and ITV always played a huge part in giving a tournament its own character and helping to create memories that last a lifetime. Here they are back-to-back, with the BBC first…
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Did anybody stay up to watch England get battered in Boston on 09/06/1993? With the World Cup a year away, hosts USA, set up a practice run with the US Cup. They invited 2 of the favourites for the big one, and England to join them. ITV threw the kitchen sink at it with Big Ron in the studio and Rodney Marsh on comms. England, for their part, maintained their recent terrible form and lost 0-2.
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08/06/1996: The start of Euro 96. What a fantastic tournament and summer that was. Hosts England kicked it off against Switzerland. Things of note: Star striker Alan Shearer, without an England goal for nearly two years, scored to set himself up for a great Championship. Gary Neville was pinging shots in from 30 yards out. Gazza looked ready for something big. His touches and flicks looked great, and his confidence was high. Portugal’s coach, Artur Jorge, had a fantastic moustache-and-hair combo. Ultimately, though, the game finished 1-1 and the dream of a famous summer still felt a long way off.
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Scotland’s second match at Mexico 86 came on 8th June in Querétaro against the mighty West Germans. When Gordon Strachan produced a lovely finish to round off a polished move, hopes were briefly high. Unfortunately, the scores were level within five minutes, and the Germans went on to win 2–1. That proved to be Scotland’s final goal of the tournament as a goalless draw with Uruguay sealed their exit.
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On 10/06/1984: England played Brazil at the Maracanã and came away with an improbable 2–0 win. The first goal, scored by John Barnes, was a work of art and worthy of any great Brazil side in history. Naturally, England would build on this result and enjoy a sustained period of success.
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World Cup 1990 was very special to me. I was almost 13. With it being held in Italy, the kick-off times were perfect for me in England. Every day, the school playground would be full of World Cup chat in between swapping stickers. Although the football might not have been the most entertaining, as a young England fan, it was the best summer ever. Take me back! Heroes for life were made that summer.
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Surely the most famous free-kick of all time?! I remember being sat in my parents’ living room, enjoying Le Tournoi on 03/06/1997, when Brazil’s left-back, Roberto Carlos, took his time to carefully place the ball. It was a mile out. He can’t shoot from there! Can he? 😉 Nearly 30 years later, I still can’t quite believe what happened next.
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Where were you on 26/05/1999? If you’re a Manchester United fan, that day will be etched in your memory forever. Their first UEFA Champions League Final for 31 years appeared to be heading for heartbreak. Trailing 1-0 to German giants Bayern Munich going into injury time, it seemed that Alex Ferguson’s men had nothing left…. Clive Tyldesley, sounding magnificent on comms, takes the story up.
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On 31/05/1997, England recorded a fairly routine 2–0 World Cup qualifying win in Poland, with goals from Shearer and Sheringham. The game is probably best remembered for something else, though: it was the first ever live football match shown on the new, “exciting” Channel 5. Jonathan Pearce was unleashed on a massively unprepared and unsuspecting world. At least he didn’t overdo it with his commentary anyway….
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It’s impossible to overstate my love for the FA Cup in this era — and this match. On 16/05/1987, I was nearly 10, a fan of neither club, but that day is etched in my memory. Iconic kits, brilliant players, and a ding-dong match, all played out in the Wembley sunshine on that unique-looking pitch. The FA Cup was so special.
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