This is an extract from World In Motion: The Inside Story of Italia ’90 by Simon Hart and published by deCoubertin. You can win a copy of the book by entering our competition here. Island games Part 2 – Republic of Ireland The rain came down in Cagliari. Occasionally, so too did the ball. It […]
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The Rejected Retraction, Richard Jolly
What if Alex Ferguson had retired in 2001, and Sven-Göran Eriksson had replaced him at Old Trafford? Sir Alex Ferguson rang Maurice Watkins. He had changed his mind, the Manchester United manager reported. Or rather it had been changed for him. The Ferguson family, corralled by Cathy, his wife, had informed him he was not […]
The 100 Greatest Premier League Players
Sometimes life isn’t fair but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t shout about it.
The Width of a Crossbar, Ben Kosky
What if Poland had scored in the last minute of the final qualifier and England hadn’t made it to Italia 90? Gazza’s tearful night in Turin, Bobby Robson’s redemption and the origin of a national hang-up about penalty shoot-outs – for England football fans, these are the abiding memories of Italia ’90. England’s unexpected run […]
Groups C & D – Jonathan Wilson’s Guide to Afcon 2019
Is there a potential threat to Egypt in Group C? If anybody is going to upset Egypt, Senegal probably have the best chance. Aliou Cissé has been in charge since 2015 – there seems to be a general movement in Africa to give coaches more time and I think that there are a lot of […]
The Waiting Game
“In the place of the regular pressure to perform is the more diffuse but arguably more terrifying prospect of having to come on, at a moment’s notice, with the certain knowledge that your teammates, your manager and your fans are all thinking, “Oh, no.”" In Episode Fifty Nine of the Blizzard Podcast we look back […]