Tag Archives: Italia 90

Hunting in pairs: Vialli and Mancini, Sampdoria.

So, I said I was going to look at some classic front two partnerships. This is the first one. Drink in the nostalgia. Gianluca Vialli was expected to be the main goal threat for Italy at the 1990 World Cup. … Continue reading

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Football journalism from the attic: Sportsyear Magazine’s World Cup 90 preview

I recently rediscovered an issue of the long defunct BBC Sportsyear Magazine in my Mum’s loft, where it had been preserved for posterity (i.e. buried in all the junk I left behind). Not just any copy, it was the World … Continue reading

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