Thursday, 29 July 2021

1986: Botham's glorious comeback

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"Blimey, Beef. Who writes your scripts?" The question asked by Graham Gooch on Thursday August 21 to Ian Botham was a valid one. A...
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Tuesday, 13 July 2021

1985 Open Championship: Sandy Lyle

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Saturday July 12, 1969: as Tony Jacklin celebrates winning the Open Championship, he hurls his ball into the grandstand at Royal Lytham and ...
Wednesday, 23 June 2021

1984 European Championships: Michel Platini's nine goals

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As Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated scoring a penalty against Hungary in Portugal's opening match of Euro 2020 - in that typical understated...
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Monday, 7 June 2021

1984 European Championships: France v Portugal

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There have been a number of memorable European Championship semi-finals in the years I've been immersing myself in all things football. ...
Thursday, 27 May 2021

1986: Helmuth Duckadam becomes a hero

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Not all penalty shootouts are as free scoring as the recent Europa League final between Villarreal and Manchester United. After 21 successfu...
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Thursday, 20 May 2021

1986: England v New Zealand Second Test

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England had battled to draw in the first Test of the 1986 series against New Zealand. But there was little respite as the team prepared to f...
Friday, 7 May 2021

FA Cup final day

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As another FA Cup final approaches, my mind cannot help but drift back to a happier time for the competition. An era when trying to win the ...
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