The game would have huge consequences for Billy Bingham’s squad and their attempt to qualify for the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Northern Ireland’s qualifying campaign had threatened to turn sour after a promising start when they thrashed Sweden 3-0 and earned a credible goalless draw in I...
World Cup 1982WC 1982 MENU Spain '82 story Match schedule Squads Statistics Picture gallery Qualifying rounds Match ScheduleGROUP A Jun 14 Vigo Italy v Poland 0-0 Jun 15 La Coruña Cameroon v Peru 0-0 Jun 18 Vigo Italy v Peru 1-1 Jun 19 La Coruña Cameroon v Poland 0-0 Jun 22...
Hundreds gathered to bid farewall to Italy's 1982 World Cup heroPaolo Rossiduring an emotional funeral ceremony in Vicenza Cathedral on Saturday. Rossi's World Cup-winning team-mates carried the simple wooden coffin of the forward known as 'Pablito' before and after the ceremony in the cit...
Because Algeria had beaten Chile 3-2 earlier, both Germany and Austria knew a narrow win for Derwall's team would see both squads through to the second stage. The 22 men on the pitch spent the entire second half passing the ball among themselves without the slightest pretence of making an...
When Tottenham Hotspur and Queen's Park Rangers met in the FA Cup final of 20 years ago, the last between two London clubs, the occasion was memorable much less for the quality of the football - a dull affair that needed a replay - than for the backcloth of events unfolding 8,000 ...
that's just simply not the case now.We will give England a good run for their money because our heads don't go down as easily as they did before Lawrie Sanchez and myself arrived on the management scene. We know we don't have a lot of Premiership quality in the squad, but we ...