A nostalgic look back at the England national football team, with particular emphasis on the 1960s to the 2000s.
Thirty years ago, England and West Germany’s 1966 World Cup Final sides did battle again in a special fundraising match at Elland Road. History would repeat itself, sort of… The … Continue Reading The 1966 World Cup Final – 1985 style
In the first of an occasional series, we look back at players who surprisingly never earned a full England cap. We begin by focusing on probably the most obvious example … Continue Reading The Great Uncapped – Steve Bruce
On this day in 1966 Bobby Charlton scored arguably the best remembered of his 49 England goals – his long-range screamer against Mexico in the 1966 World Cup. After all … Continue Reading Great England Goals – Bobby Charlton v Mexico (1966)
In the week of the 25th anniversary of THAT match against West Germany during Italia ’90, we look at the subsequent international careers of the players to feature that night … Continue Reading What Happened Next? The Boys of Italia ’90
On the 25th anniversary of the unforgettable World Cup semi-final between England and West Germany, we put to bed one story that has grown over the years – that Bobby … Continue Reading The Dave Beasant Myth at Italia ’90
In the second part of our look back at British TV coverage of the 1990 World Cup, we recall England’s match against Cameroon as seen on television 25 years ago … Continue Reading TV Memories of Italia ’90 (Part Two)
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