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SIR BOBBYCHARLTON Scored Englandrsquos 983142irst goal (and two in

the semi) on the way to lifting the trophy

ldquoWhen I was a little boy never in my

wildest dreams did I think I might even

play for my country so to then play for

England against competition of the

highest quality and come out on the

winning team ndash it was magic

I did my duty Everyone on the

team knew who they were supposed

to mark and was given a little more

freedom than we wouldrsquove given them

maybe But we were a team that was

the main thing No one ever forgot that

message ndash we were a team

Between games wersquod do nothing

else but talk about it But the team

knew that they were good we had a

good coach and we were just right for

it It was the highlight of my football

career winning the World Cup andI think about it every day Irsquom so pleased

that we won it but I do wish sometimes

that someone would take the burden

off us It hasnrsquot happened yet but

who knows ndash maybe one dayrdquo

SirBobbyCharltonisa memberofthe

LaureusWorldSportsAcademy

supportingtheworkofthe LaureusSport

ForGoodFoundationlaureuscom

hortList sits downwith a squad of legendso recall their part inhe greatest show onarth and 983142ind outhellip

(AND LOSE)

BY CHARLTON GAVE THE

T GERMANY DEFENDERS

ORRID TIME IN THE FINAL

O R L D C U P L E G E N D S

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JOEJORDAN Striker-turned-coach

who led a hyped

Scotland side that

came up short

ldquoGoing into rsquo78 there

was a little bit of theunknown Many of the

squad played their

football in England so

we didnrsquot know about

what was going on

back in Scotland It

983142iltered through that

the manager said we

had a great chance of

winning this and the

hype eventually hit us

It was a bit optimistic

to say the least

But just like rsquo74 we

failed to qualify for the

knockout stages on

goal difference and

we got kicked in the

backside by losing the

983142irst game Really you

want to at least get off

to a point in your 983142irst

game at a World Cup

Archie Gemmillrsquos

goal against the

Netherlands was

marvellous and I had

a very good view of it

but my thoughts of the

game were a wee bit

deeper than that Wehad to beat them by

three clear goals and

though we won the

game and couldrsquove

won by three

Johnny Rep hit

one from 30

yards and killed

it Even though

we beat a

team thatrsquod

appeared in

two World

Cup 983142inals it

wasnrsquot quite

enoughrdquo

Jordan is 983142irst-team

coach at Queens Park

Rangers qprcouk

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PAT JENNINGS Senior Northern Ireland keeper who halted

a Spanish Armada

ldquoI joined the Northern Ireland team in 1964 By

1982 I was starting to think that playing in a World

Cup was never going to happen but somehow

we managed to qualify Nobody fancied us

I think we were 1509830851 outsiders to get out of the

group My one regret for George Best was that

he never made a World Cup Even if he had come

on for 45 minutes I think he couldrsquove done a job

for us but I guess wersquoll never know

Going into the 983142inal group game we didnrsquot

think we had any chance against Spain I think we

even had our bags packed ready to go home but

we won 19830850 It was the greatest night Irsquod ever had

in international football and one of those nights

where none of us wanted to leave the pitch

Being down to 10 men coming out and beating

the host nation we were making the most of it

Losing against France in the second group stage

cost us a place in the semis but just the fact wersquod

got so far was absolutely fantasticrdquo

Jennings is an ambassador of the Willow Foundation

established by Bob Wilson willowfoundationorguk

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JOHNWARK Scotlandrsquos mid983142ielder scored

two and won a famous fan

ldquoIrsquoll always remember themoment Zico walked over to

me as the 983142inal whistle blew at

the end of our group game

against Brazil Wersquod annoyed

them by scoring 983142irst and they

had beaten us 49830851 but with the

game over everyone wanted

his shirt Alan Hansen Graeme

Souness even Kenny Dalglish

tried to swap with him but he

pushed them away and

started walking towards me

I honestly thought there

must have been someone else

behind me But Zico held hisshirt out and said lsquoSwaprsquo

lsquoYou can have whatever

you wantrsquo I said Just to see

Hansen and Dalglishrsquos faces in

the dressing room afterwards

well Irsquoll never forget thatrdquo

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FULVIO COLLOVATI Young Italian defender who thwarted

Maradona and Milla

ldquoWhen things are dif983142icult we 983142ind an inner strength

If as happened to us and also to Lippirsquos 2006 team

you have a coach on your side it is all easier EnzoBearzot wasnrsquot only a great manager but also a

brilliant man You could talk to him about anything

politics culture current affairs Lots of people say

the victory against Brazil was the turning point but

the key was Argentina Beating Maradona and all

that he represented gave us the awareness we

could beat anyone Itrsquos incredible to say but the

toughest opponent was Roger Milla of Cameroon

then 30 He was clever strong and cunning

I can still see President Sandro Pertini in the

stand making the lsquothreersquo symbol with his hand

People still stop me in the street to thank me and

sometimes young people who couldnrsquot have been

around at that time do too because they have seen

us on TV or on the internet Every time it makes meproud because I represented my country and

brought honour and joy in a dif983142icult momentrdquo

W O R L D C U P L E G E N D S

EVEN JORDAN THOUGHT

PREDICTIONS OF A SCOTLAND

TROPHY WIN WERE OPTIMISTIC

JENNINGS AND NORTHERN

IRELAND STUNNED HOSTS

SPAIN WITH A 19830850 WIN IN VALENCIA

SCOTLAND LED AGAINST BRAZIL

BUT LOST 49830851 AND WOULD BE

ELIMINATED ON GOAL DIFFERENCE

COLLOVATI HELPED KEEP

WEST GERMANY AT BAY IN

A 39830851 WIN IN THE FINAL

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PETER SHILTON Englandrsquos most capped player lost out

to an Argentine 983142ist

ldquoIn Mexico I think the one thing we didnrsquot expect

was the stadium for the 983142irst couple of games

[Estadio Tecnoloacutegico in Monterrey] It only had

three sides the dressing rooms were behind

one of the goals and you had to come out and

walk down some steps on to the pitch

I think that was one of the reasons we started

the tournament very slowly ndash we were beaten by

Portugal and then we drew with Morocco Wersquod

prepared so well then hit the stadium and

thought lsquoIs this the World Cuprsquo

Against Argentina we werenrsquot playing what

we thought to be great side but we were aware

that Diego Maradona was someone that needed

to be watched

The lsquoHand Of Godrsquo goal was just really

unexpected I think he knew he wasnrsquot getting

the ball and thatrsquos why he punched it in But of

course he 983142licked his head the same time as hepunched it ndash quite quick thinking on his part

which I think was typical of him I looked up and

was waiting for the referee to give the free-kick

but for some reason the of983142icials didnrsquot see it and

we were 19830850 down

I went over to Abu Dhabi a few years ago to

do some TV and they were keen for me to shake

hands with Maradona You can never say never

but itrsquos got to be done the right way It was such

a big incident around the world itrsquos got to be a

proper apology and it needs to be publicised

Do I expect an apology to be forthcoming any

time soon I wouldnrsquot hold my breathrdquo

Shilton is working with Jumbo Games to launch Wasgij

Original 21 Football Fever wasgijcom

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CHARLIENICHOLAS Scotland striker who

drank with the Danes

ldquoJock Steinrsquos death [at Ninian

Park following a qualifying

match against Wales] was a

very dramatic thing for all the

players but we knew he wasan aging man It was just sad

that he never got to another

World Cup

But when it turned

out that Alex

Ferguson

was taking

charge with

Walter Smith

as his number

two I think

everybody was

quite calm

There were

a lot of people

who didnrsquot

know Fergie

especially the

England-based

players such as

Graeme Souness

who werenrsquot quite

sure and thought

it might be a

confrontational

relationship

But he threw himself

completely and utterly at it

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RUUD GULLIT Former Dutch captain whose return from

injury led to disappointment

ldquoI didnrsquot play particularly well in 1990 I was coming

back from an injury so I think the goal I scored

against Ireland has to be the highlight for me As

the reigning European champions we were among

the favourites but sometimes things click and

sometimes they donrsquot

We are very proud in the way we play our game ndash

for a small nation such as ours to be one of the major

countries in the world is something to be proud of

We have been in the 983142inal three times so we must be

doing something well Itrsquos a regret that I only played

in one World Cup But I had a lot of other

highlights so I donrsquot have too much regretrdquo

Gullit was speaking at the Laureus All Stars Unity Cup

laureuscom

and it was a happy camp veryquickly The Aberdeen boys

who worked under Fergie

could not believe how easy he

was on the other players ndash they

were used to the hairdryer

treatment and all of a sudden

they were getting this

I had a blow because I got

a bad injury in the 983142irst game

but it was never meant to

be for us One of my best

memories is after playing

Denmark We were staying in

a hotel and the Danish players

came in as we were leaving

and we ended up having a

good night with quite a few

of them Jesper Olsen Soren

Lerby the guy who injured

me ndash all these guys

Wersquod just competed and

yet later that night we were

sharing a few beers with them

It was a taste of the World

Cup that made you realise

itrsquos specialrdquo

Keep up to date with all the latest

news and analysis throughout the

World Cup on Sky Sports News

lsquolsquoLetrsquos put

a rap inrsquorsquoJOHN BARNES ON THE MAKINGOF WORLD IN MOTION

ldquoIt was done on

a whim a drunken

whim because the

rap wasnrsquot supposed

to be a part of the

song But after

a few glasses of

wine it was like

lsquoLetrsquos put a rap inrsquo

This was a bona 983142ide pop group who made

good songs So while it was a World Cupsong itrsquos understandable that people liked it

because New Order were a great group

We didnrsquot have The X Factor back then so

there was no audition it was just a case of

lsquoWho can do itrsquo I love rap music so it was

a given that I was going to do it

I need to up my street cred World In

Motion and An983142ield Rap was a little bit like

popcorn rap I need some gangsta hardcore

rap I need to speak to Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg

ndash Snoop Lion whatever he calls himself

nowadays ndash get them involvedrdquo

Barnes is lending his support to YO Sushirsquos

TEAMTWO campaign asking the nation to get

behind Japan as their second team to be in for a

chance to win pound1m if they win


SHILTON DOESNrsquoT EXPECT AN

APOLOGY FROM MARADONA

FOR THE lsquoHAND OF GODrsquo GOAL

GULLIT AND THE DUTCH

WERE UNEXPECTEDLY

UNDERWHELMING IN 1990

NICHOLAS HAD A FEW

DRINKS WITH THE DANE

WHO INJURED HIM

WHAT YOUrsquoRE

LOOKING AT IS THE

MASTER PLAN

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RONALDO One of the great Brazilian World Cup players

ldquoI had played for my country aged just 16 but was

still surprised to be named in the Brazil squad for

the 1994 World Cup aged just 17

What I remember is travelling to the US where

the tournament was being held and being very

afraid The thing is it was a vital time for me I alwayssay that that summer was my university the time

I learned the most about football

There I was with the some of the greatest

players on the planet training with them and

watching them take on the world To be among

that at such a young age was an incredible

opportunity and one that helped shape my

own career

When I scored the winning goals eight years

later in the 2002 World Cup 983142inal in Tokyo I thought

back to that summer in the US where I had watched

Romario and Bebeto score the goals to win my

country the trophy and I had sat on the bench

hoping that one day I might do the same I never

expected to go so far though I was ambitiousand had dreams but some people donrsquot achieve

all their dreams do theyrdquo

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ALEXILALAS Americarsquos 983142irst

lsquosoccerrsquo icon who

brought rock star hair

and 983142lair

ldquoTwo weeks before

the World Cup started

I remember sitting

down in my middle seat

ndash it wasnrsquot like we were

983142lying 983142irst class ndash and

talking to a wonderful

old lady She asked me

what I did for a living

and I said I play soccer

She said lsquoBut what do

you do for moneyrsquo She

couldnrsquot fathom that

it could be something

you did for a job and

two weeks later there

I am being watched

by one billion people

I did it completely

backwards I had all the

international experiencebut had never played

professionally

I get the question

about Andreacutes Escobar

[who was murdered 10

days after conceding an

own goal against USA]

more than any other

but I donrsquot think it should

diminish the pride that

we felt in that moment

ndash running around with

US 983142lags recognising we

had achieved our goal

of getting to the next

round If any of us

thought that by losing

or doing something

differently we could

have changed the

horrible events that

came later wersquod have

done that in a second

Irsquove lived the power

of what a World Cup

can do to an individual

and I milked it for all

its worthrdquo

Lalas is ESPNrsquos leading

studio analyst Downloadthe of983142icial ESPN World

Cup app at espnfccom

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ANDYTOWNSEND One of Jack Charltonrsquos most

capable lsquograndchildren

of Irelandrsquo

ldquoIt was special for us in rsquo94

as an Ireland team because

obviously there was no

England there and thatpropelled us centre stage

a wee bit more than normal

The opening game against

Italy at Giants Stadium lives

long in the memory it was an

amazing day for Irish football

It was funny because as we

were getting on the coach a

lot of people were saying that

therersquos so many Italians in New

York itrsquos going to be 7030

[support] in favour of the

Italians As we were driving

through New Jersey on the

way in all we were seeing

was Irish fans so we thought

6040 Maybe 5050 By

the time we got to the stadium

the place was completely

consumed with Irish

supporters Of course there

were Italians there as well but

we didnrsquot see many Funnily

enough when we walked out

on to the pitch for the warm

up [Ireland manager] Jack

Charlton turned to Tony

Cascarino and said lsquoCas

yoursquore the only Italian herersquoIt was a great day a fantastic

win and we celebrated in true

style afterwards ndash we went

into the car park and had

a barbecue with a load

of Irish fansrdquo

Catch live World Cup games

throughout the tournament on

ITV and ITV P layer

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STUART PEARCE One of the best penalty-takers in English

football Except that one timehellip

ldquoWhat do I remember most about Italia rsquo90 The

nerves It was my 983142irst tournament I think I had

20 caps before I went and yet nothing prepared

me for that feeling ahead of the 983142irst game

We were fortunate enough to have Gazza in the

squad so we had our own clown among us to keepus amused I remember a [horse] race night where

Peter Shilton was running the book and the players

looked at the video to see the outcome of one of

the races So on the last race they all lumped money

on and took absolutely thousands off Shilts and he

didnrsquot realise it was a set up

In all honesty we were probably less nervous

against West Germany than in any of the other

games The longer the tournament went on the

more you felt you were in credit as silly as it sounds

I knew I was one of the best penalty-takers in the

squad certainly in the best 983142ive so there was never

a consideration not to take a penalty I remember

thinking to just make good contact with the ball

and not change my mind I decided to

smash it down the middle but as it went

it wasnrsquot high enough It was a crushing

disappointment and at that point

yoursquore just hell bent on hoping

one of your teammates

will bail you out or the

opposition miss but that

just wasnrsquot the case

Had we not gone

out do I think we

wouldrsquove won the

983142inal Yes I dordquo

Pearce is backed byProstate Cancer UK ndash Men

United prostatecancerukorg

RONALDO GOT HIS FIRST

TASTE OF WORLD CUP

GLORY BACK IN 1994

LALAS CELEBRATES THE USArsquoS

FIRST TRIP TO THE SECOND

ROUND IN 64 YEARS

TOWNSEND CAPTAINED

IRELAND IN 1994


PEARCE MISSED ENGLANDrsquoS

FOURTH SPOT KICK

IN THE SEMIS

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RONALD DE BOER Attacking half of

footballrsquos greatest

twins and no fan

of shootouts

ldquoAfter the problems

in rsquo96 [a mass fallout

in the Dutch camp]there was a great

mood We knew one

thing ndash we had to do

it together We played

a lot of cards and had

great fun

We had the players

to go all the way but

we lost on penalties in

the semi-983142inal against

Brazil and I missed

one of the penalties

Itrsquos always a sad

moment ndash itrsquos a long

walk from the middle

of the pitch to the

penalty box and then

therersquos a lot that goes

through your mind

Yoursquore tired because

of the 120 minutes

yoursquove played Thenyou think which way to

shoot should you do it

hard or straight down

the middle and then

you decide But I took

it too soft it was just

a bad penaltyrdquo

De Boer was speaking

at the Laureus All Stars

Unity Cup laureuscom

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RIO FERDINAND Defender who brought

humour to Germany

ldquoWhat was my best memory

of Riorsquos World Cup Wind-

Ups Seeing Becks get out

of a car in Moss Side and

run down the street with fear

in his eyes Seeing Wazza

try to resuscitate a dog was

quite funny as well

We had the belief we couldwin it I think we bought into [the

lsquoGolden Generationrsquo] With all the

media attention and where fans

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GAIZKA MENDIETA Spanish mid983142ielder who felt the pain of controversy

ldquoWe were unlucky against South Korea in the

quarters and the refereersquos decisions were very

controversial The round before we were

watching Italy lose to South Korea and saw the

decisions so we were already a bit worried In

a way I have happy memories of the World Cup

but itrsquos bittersweet because of the decisions as

I remember thinking we could reach the 983142inal

I didnrsquot take a penalty in that game I wouldrsquove

taken the 983142ifth but it was the fourth that we

missed The ones the manager considered thebest penalty-takers are normally

the 983142irst and 983142ifth But I did score

[the decisive penalty] against

Ireland You have to remember

itrsquos just you and the ball and

have it clear in your mind

how yoursquore going to take it

Obviously I have my style

and it goes through your

head not to miss but

thatrsquos with any penalty

and in the World Cup

itrsquos the samerdquo

Mendieta was speaking at the

Laureus All Stars Unity Cup

laureuscom

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EDMILSON Brazilian mid983142ielder who puts success down

to cartoon hair

ldquoBefore going out to play we would chant lsquoOne

two three Brazilrsquo We were like soldiers going to war

representing our country Before the quarter-983142inal

against England Luiz Felipe Scolari told us his

selection and made everyone meet in a huge

Jacuzzi and spent almost an hour lecturing and

trying to give an explanation about his team

choices We soaked there in a hot tub and when we

came out everyone felt like they had been cooked

Ronaldolsquo s tuft of hair cleverly deceived the

media because he was suffering pain in his thigh

His haircut made him look like a cartoon character

Lifting the trophy was a surreal moment But it

did not really hit home until we arrived back in Brazil

It was then we realised what we had achieved by

winning Brazilrsquos 983142ifth World Cup We did not sleep on

the 983142light from Tokyo to Brasilia where the streets

were crowded It was madness from children aged

three to elderly gentlemen ndash on buildings up trees

all showing their gratitude to us It was incrediblerdquo

were expecting us to go out there blitz teams and

win the World Cup you kind of get sucked into that

The Portugal game was one we felt capable of

winning I didnrsquot see Ronaldorsquos wink Ronaldo came up

to me straight after the game and said lsquoRio I didnrsquot try

to get him sent offrsquo and was quite apologetic Straight

after he got changed he came to the changing room

and asked me to get Wazza He said lsquoAre we all right

I didnrsquot want to get you sent off or anything like

that I wasnrsquot winking that I got you sent offrsquo

Their relationship never suffered not at allrdquo

Ferdinand is a BBC pundit

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CHRISTIANKAREMBEU French mid983142ielder who

understood the home

advantage

ldquoMy best memory of 1998 was

being at home Wersquod had a good

European Championship in rsquo96

we were building our basedefensively but also offensively

and obviously when the time

came we performed well

Of course [France manager]

Mr Jacquet knew the team

already and we gained

con983142idence knowing that before

the World Cup wersquod been out to

prepare ourselves properly The

fans were also con983142ident which

boosted us to show ourselves

our game and when the victory

came against Brazil we were

able to bring it all togetherLike I say being at home

was marvellous because after a

victory we were just as one ndash all

of the communities were

together and we were proud

to be French All my family were

in the stadium ndash there were at

least 50 there at the time

I remember when I was a

child I would try to watch the

World Cup on TV Of course a

television was a luxury We didnrsquot

have one ndash one TV was for the

whole village ndash so we would run

to be 983142irst in front of the TV This

was a key part of my childhood

so I remember thinking about

that during the tournament

Winning the World Cup is a

great memory but at the time I

felt it wasnrsquot true I thought I was

still in my dreams But by looking

around the stadium I realised ndash

no I am in Stade de France this

is the World Cup Final OKrdquo

Karembeu was speaking at the


laureuscom


DE BOERrsquoS ldquoBAD PENALTYrdquo

COST THE DUTCH A PLACE

IN THE 1998 FINAL

MENDIETA DIDNrsquoT GET

TO TAKE THE FIFTH

SPOT KICK AGAINST

SOUTH KOREA

EDMILSON ADMITS LIFTING

THE TROPHY WAS ldquoSURREALrdquo

RIO AND ENGLAND WERE

ELIMINATED IN CONTROVERSIAL

FASHION AGAINST PORTUGAL

AREMBEU COULDNrsquoT

ET HIS HEAD AROUND

WINNING THE TROPHY

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ANDRES INIESTA Scored the winner in the 116th minute of the 983142inalhellip then got booked for his celebration

ldquoScoring the winning goal in the 2010 983142inal was the best thing thatrsquos happened to me on

a personal level and for the international team To be able to contribute the goal that won

the World Cup for Spain for the 983142irst time was absolutely spectacular

Itrsquos a different day to any other As the day goes on your nerves go up and down but

before the game your nerves go up dramatically Once the game begins there are no more

nerves At the moment you score the goal yoursquore absolutely overjoyed But what was in my

mind was that there wasnrsquot a lot of time left in the game and I just really wanted the ref to

blow the whistle Spain has had a few things go our way and sometimes they havenrsquot All

kids dream of becoming footballers and lifting a World Cup Irsquove seen other captains

do it and to have the privilege to do it myself was incredible Just the greatest thingrdquo

Iniesta was speaking at an event for Powerade the of983142icial sports drink of the 2014 Fifa World Cup

See exclusive videos at youtubecompowerade

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PATRICKVIEIRA Stepped in as French captain

for the suspended Zidane

ldquoGoing to the World Cup

and having the captainrsquos

responsibility was fantastic

but Irsquoll tell you something

I was really proud Zinedine

Zidane decided to come back

[as captain] I think Zidane is

the best player of the past 20

years and I was really pleased

he came back with Makelele

and Thuram With these three

players we were stronger and

thatrsquos one of the reasons we

reached the 983142inal

It didnrsquot go our way and it

was frustrating because I think

on the day we were the better

team We lost on penalties but

we were happy in the way we

conducted ourselves and

I think we made the nation

proud I did not see [Zidanersquos

headbutt] Irsquom sure he isnrsquot

proud of it but letrsquos not takeaway how well he did for the

French national team My best

memory was that after every

game we had our moment

together just the players

After the games the manager

would give us a few hours and

we would have a barbecuerdquo



ITV and ITV Player

983090 983088 983089 983088 983080 S O U T H A F R I C A 983081

KAGISHODIKGACOI South Africarsquos star mid983142ielder who set up

the host nationrsquos 983142irst tournament goal

ldquoThe atmosphere [for the 983142irst World Cup held

in Africa] was incredible I remember when we

left the hotel to go to the 983142irst game everywhere

on the street people were waving the national

team jersey Everyone was behind the team it wasemotional and so exciting to be part of it

We were used to the sound but I think the

vuvuzela was louder than ever before at the World

Cup because everyone had one We could barely

hear each other but itrsquos the way we support football

in South Africa the fans cheer with a vuvuzela ndash itrsquos

our culture and important for atmosphere

[Manager] Carlos Alberto Parreira was obviously

incredible He had experienced winning a World

Cup with Brazil in 1994 so it was great

W O R D S M A T T A L L E N B E N I S A A C S L E O

M O Y N I H A N O L I V E R P I C K U

P

S A M R

O W E P A U L W A T S O N

P H O T O G R A P H S A C T I O N G E T T Y R E X

P A

having him as a manager He was

always inspiring telling us

the experiences hersquod had

with the Brazilian team and

motivating us

I remember the 983142irst

goal of the tournament

I gave the pass to

Shabalala After he

scored the goal

everyone went

crazy In that

moment I just

wished the game

would end at that

time because we wanted

so badly to win it

After we were

eliminated I stayed andwatched a couple of big

games To be honest I was

supporting Spain not

England The best team

won I think they deserved itrdquo

Last year Kagisho started the

Kagisho Dikgacoi Foundation which

provides opportunities for children

and young people in South Africa

to participate in quality life

experiences through sports

983090 983088 983088 983094

983080 G E R M A N Y 983081

ANDREA PIRLO Scored Italyrsquos 983142irst on

their way to their 983142irst

World Cup triumph

in 24 years

ldquoWhen Marcello Lippi

the Italy coach came

up to me at the end of

normal time [in the

983142inal] bells started

to toll in my head

lsquoYoursquore 983142irstrsquo

We both knew

what he meant by that983142irst to take a penalty

Being 983142irst on the spot

kicking off that torture

in the biggest most

incredible game that

a player can play or

imaginehellip thatrsquos not

necessarily good

news It means they

think yoursquore the best

but it also means that

if you miss yoursquore

983142irst on the list of

dickheads

The two teams

gather in the centre

circle and the next

player up has to make

his way from there to

the penalty spot Itrsquos an

experience I wouldnrsquot

wish on anyone Itrsquos

barely 50 metres butitrsquos a truly terrible

journey right through

the heart of your fear

The comparison with

the dead man walking

pulling himself along

the green mile is

exaggerated and not

the most appropriate

but it does get across

the idea

I got up to head to

the spot It was my turn

and I acted on instinct

lsquoIrsquoll hit it straightdown the middle put

a bit of height on it

Barthez will de983142initely

dive and therersquos no

way hersquos getting to it

even with his feetrsquo

Caressing the ball

was something I had

to do I then lifted my

eyes to the heavens

and asked for help

because if God

exists therersquos no

way hersquos FrenchMy penalty went

inhellip that lukewarm

shiver a second before

I struck the ball in the

net is the most vivid

sensation Irsquove ever feltrdquo

I Think Therefore I Play

by Andrea Pirlo

published by BackPage

Press is out now

backpagepresscouk


INIESTA FIRES SPAIN

TO THEIR FIRST EVER

WORLD CUP TITLE

CAPTAIN VIEIRA AND

FRANCE CAME UP

SHORT IN 2006

DIKGACOI AND SOUTH

AFRICA WERE PART OF

SOMETHING SPECIAL

DESPITE THE RESULTS

PIRLO SCORES THE

FIRST PENALTY OF THE

2006 FINAL SHOOTOUT


L O S E R1048616 F I N A L 1048617

W I N N E R

W I N N E R




983089 983097 983095 983096

983080 A R G E N T I N A 983081

JOEJORDAN Striker-turned-coach

who led a hyped

Scotland side that

came up short

ldquoGoing into rsquo78 there

was a little bit of theunknown Many of the

squad played their

football in England so

we didnrsquot know about

what was going on

back in Scotland It

983142iltered through that

the manager said we

had a great chance of

winning this and the

hype eventually hit us

It was a bit optimistic

to say the least

But just like rsquo74 we

failed to qualify for the

knockout stages on

goal difference and

we got kicked in the

backside by losing the

983142irst game Really you

want to at least get off

to a point in your 983142irst

game at a World Cup

Archie Gemmillrsquos

goal against the

Netherlands was

marvellous and I had

a very good view of it

but my thoughts of the

game were a wee bit

deeper than that Wehad to beat them by

three clear goals and

though we won the

game and couldrsquove

won by three

Johnny Rep hit

one from 30

yards and killed

it Even though

we beat a

team thatrsquod

appeared in

two World

Cup 983142inals it

wasnrsquot quite

enoughrdquo

Jordan is 983142irst-team

coach at Queens Park

Rangers qprcouk

983089 983097 983096 983090 983080 S P A I N 983081

PAT JENNINGS Senior Northern Ireland keeper who halted

a Spanish Armada

ldquoI joined the Northern Ireland team in 1964 By

1982 I was starting to think that playing in a World

Cup was never going to happen but somehow

we managed to qualify Nobody fancied us

I think we were 1509830851 outsiders to get out of the

group My one regret for George Best was that

he never made a World Cup Even if he had come

on for 45 minutes I think he couldrsquove done a job

for us but I guess wersquoll never know

Going into the 983142inal group game we didnrsquot

think we had any chance against Spain I think we

even had our bags packed ready to go home but

we won 19830850 It was the greatest night Irsquod ever had

in international football and one of those nights

where none of us wanted to leave the pitch

Being down to 10 men coming out and beating

the host nation we were making the most of it

Losing against France in the second group stage

cost us a place in the semis but just the fact wersquod

got so far was absolutely fantasticrdquo

Jennings is an ambassador of the Willow Foundation

established by Bob Wilson willowfoundationorguk

983089 983097 983096 983090 983080 S P A I N 983081

JOHNWARK Scotlandrsquos mid983142ielder scored

two and won a famous fan

ldquoIrsquoll always remember themoment Zico walked over to

me as the 983142inal whistle blew at

the end of our group game

against Brazil Wersquod annoyed

them by scoring 983142irst and they

had beaten us 49830851 but with the

game over everyone wanted

his shirt Alan Hansen Graeme

Souness even Kenny Dalglish

tried to swap with him but he

pushed them away and

started walking towards me

I honestly thought there

must have been someone else

behind me But Zico held hisshirt out and said lsquoSwaprsquo

lsquoYou can have whatever

you wantrsquo I said Just to see

Hansen and Dalglishrsquos faces in

the dressing room afterwards

well Irsquoll never forget thatrdquo

983089 983097 983096 983090 983080 S P A I N 983081

FULVIO COLLOVATI Young Italian defender who thwarted

Maradona and Milla

ldquoWhen things are dif983142icult we 983142ind an inner strength

If as happened to us and also to Lippirsquos 2006 team

you have a coach on your side it is all easier EnzoBearzot wasnrsquot only a great manager but also a

brilliant man You could talk to him about anything

politics culture current affairs Lots of people say

the victory against Brazil was the turning point but

the key was Argentina Beating Maradona and all

that he represented gave us the awareness we

could beat anyone Itrsquos incredible to say but the

toughest opponent was Roger Milla of Cameroon

then 30 He was clever strong and cunning

I can still see President Sandro Pertini in the

stand making the lsquothreersquo symbol with his hand

People still stop me in the street to thank me and

sometimes young people who couldnrsquot have been

around at that time do too because they have seen

us on TV or on the internet Every time it makes meproud because I represented my country and

brought honour and joy in a dif983142icult momentrdquo


EVEN JORDAN THOUGHT

PREDICTIONS OF A SCOTLAND

TROPHY WIN WERE OPTIMISTIC

JENNINGS AND NORTHERN

IRELAND STUNNED HOSTS

SPAIN WITH A 19830850 WIN IN VALENCIA

SCOTLAND LED AGAINST BRAZIL

BUT LOST 49830851 AND WOULD BE

ELIMINATED ON GOAL DIFFERENCE

COLLOVATI HELPED KEEP

WEST GERMANY AT BAY IN

A 39830851 WIN IN THE FINAL

L O S E R1048616 G R O U P

S T A G E 1048617

L O S E R1048616 S E C O N D

R O U N D 1048617


W I N N E R




983089 983097 983096 983094 983080 M E X I C O 983081

















to be watched



















983089 983097 983096 983094 983080 M E X I C O 983081









World Cup

But when it turned

out that Alex

Ferguson

was taking

charge with

Walter Smith

as his number

two I think

everybody was

quite calm

There were

a lot of people

who didnrsquot

know Fergie

especially the

England-based

players such as

Graeme Souness


sure and thought

it might be a

confrontational

relationship



983089 983097 983097 983088 983080 I T A L Y 983081

















laureuscom
































ldquoIt was done on

a whim a drunken

whim because the


to be a part of the

song But after

a few glasses of

wine it was like
























WERE UNEXPECTEDLY


NICHOLAS HAD A FEW


WHO INJURED HIM

WHAT YOUrsquoRE

LOOKING AT IS THE

MASTER PLAN


F I N A L S 1048617


L O S E R

1048616 L A S T 1 6 1048617




983089 983097 983097 983092 983080 U S A 983081














own career









983089 983097 983097 983092 983080 U S A 983081




and 983142lair



I remember sitting














I am being watched


I did it completely



professionally

I get the question





more than any other








round If any of us


or doing something


have changed the





of what a World Cup



its worthrdquo




983089 983097 983097 983092 983080 U S A 983081



of Irelandrsquo




















6040 Maybe 5050 By



consumed with Irish














of Irish fansrdquo



ITV and ITV P layer

983089 983097 983097 983088 983080 I T A L Y 983081































Had we not gone

out do I think we






TASTE OF WORLD CUP

GLORY BACK IN 1994



ROUND IN 64 YEARS

TOWNSEND CAPTAINED

IRELAND IN 1994



FOURTH SPOT KICK

IN THE SEMIS

L O S E R1048616 S E M I 983085

F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R1048616 L A S T 1 6 1048617

L O S E R1048616 L A S T 1 6 1048617

W I N N E R




983089 983097 983097 983096 983080 F R A N C E 983081



twins and no fan

of shootouts




mood We knew one




great fun

We had the players




Brazil and I missed





of the pitch to the



through your mind


of the 120 minutes




the middle and then



a bad penaltyrdquo




983090 983088 983088 983094 983080 G E R M A N Y 983081


humour to Germany








quite funny as well




983090 983088 983088 983090 983080 J A P A N amp S K O R E A 983081



























laureuscom

983090 983088 983088 983090 983080 J A P A N amp S K O R E A 983081


to cartoon hair

































983089 983097 983097 983096 983080 F R A N C E 983081


understood the home

advantage












































laureuscom




IN THE 1998 FINAL


TO TAKE THE FIFTH

SPOT KICK AGAINST

SOUTH KOREA







ET HIS HEAD AROUND

WINNING THE TROPHY

W I N N E R

W I N N E R

L O S E R1048616 S E M I

F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R

1048616 Q U A R T E R 983085F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R1048616 Q U A R T E R 983085

F I N A L S 1048617




983090 983088 983089 983088 983080 S O U T H A F R I C A 983081














983090 983088 983088 983094 983080 G E R M A N Y 983081




































ITV and ITV Player

983090 983088 983089 983088 983080 S O U T H A F R I C A 983081



















P

S A M R



P A





motivating us



I gave the pass to

Shabalala After he

scored the goal

everyone went

crazy In that

moment I just

wished the game

would end at that


so badly to win it

After we were












983090 983088 983088 983094

983080 G E R M A N Y 983081



World Cup triumph

in 24 years




normal time [in the


to toll in my head


We both knew




in the biggest most




necessarily good

news It means they





dickheads

The two teams


circle and the next









The comparison with



the green mile is

exaggerated and not



the idea

I got up to head to









Caressing the ball

was something I had


eyes to the heavens

and asked for help

because if God









by Andrea Pirlo


Press is out now

backpagepresscouk


INIESTA FIRES SPAIN

TO THEIR FIRST EVER

WORLD CUP TITLE

CAPTAIN VIEIRA AND

FRANCE CAME UP

SHORT IN 2006

DIKGACOI AND SOUTH

AFRICA WERE PART OF

SOMETHING SPECIAL

DESPITE THE RESULTS

PIRLO SCORES THE


2006 FINAL SHOOTOUT


L O S E R1048616 F I N A L 1048617

W I N N E R

W I N N E R




983089 983097 983096 983094 983080 M E X I C O 983081

















to be watched



















983089 983097 983096 983094 983080 M E X I C O 983081









World Cup

But when it turned

out that Alex

Ferguson

was taking

charge with

Walter Smith

as his number

two I think

everybody was

quite calm

There were

a lot of people

who didnrsquot

know Fergie

especially the

England-based

players such as

Graeme Souness


sure and thought

it might be a

confrontational

relationship



983089 983097 983097 983088 983080 I T A L Y 983081

















laureuscom
































ldquoIt was done on

a whim a drunken

whim because the


to be a part of the

song But after

a few glasses of

wine it was like
























WERE UNEXPECTEDLY


NICHOLAS HAD A FEW


WHO INJURED HIM

WHAT YOUrsquoRE

LOOKING AT IS THE

MASTER PLAN


F I N A L S 1048617


L O S E R

1048616 L A S T 1 6 1048617




983089 983097 983097 983092 983080 U S A 983081














own career









983089 983097 983097 983092 983080 U S A 983081




and 983142lair



I remember sitting














I am being watched


I did it completely



professionally

I get the question





more than any other








round If any of us


or doing something


have changed the





of what a World Cup



its worthrdquo




983089 983097 983097 983092 983080 U S A 983081



of Irelandrsquo




















6040 Maybe 5050 By



consumed with Irish














of Irish fansrdquo



ITV and ITV P layer

983089 983097 983097 983088 983080 I T A L Y 983081































Had we not gone

out do I think we






TASTE OF WORLD CUP

GLORY BACK IN 1994



ROUND IN 64 YEARS

TOWNSEND CAPTAINED

IRELAND IN 1994



FOURTH SPOT KICK

IN THE SEMIS

L O S E R1048616 S E M I 983085

F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R1048616 L A S T 1 6 1048617

L O S E R1048616 L A S T 1 6 1048617

W I N N E R




983089 983097 983097 983096 983080 F R A N C E 983081



twins and no fan

of shootouts




mood We knew one




great fun

We had the players




Brazil and I missed





of the pitch to the



through your mind


of the 120 minutes




the middle and then



a bad penaltyrdquo




983090 983088 983088 983094 983080 G E R M A N Y 983081


humour to Germany








quite funny as well




983090 983088 983088 983090 983080 J A P A N amp S K O R E A 983081



























laureuscom

983090 983088 983088 983090 983080 J A P A N amp S K O R E A 983081


to cartoon hair

































983089 983097 983097 983096 983080 F R A N C E 983081


understood the home

advantage












































laureuscom




IN THE 1998 FINAL


TO TAKE THE FIFTH

SPOT KICK AGAINST

SOUTH KOREA







ET HIS HEAD AROUND

WINNING THE TROPHY

W I N N E R

W I N N E R

L O S E R1048616 S E M I

F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R

1048616 Q U A R T E R 983085F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R1048616 Q U A R T E R 983085

F I N A L S 1048617




983090 983088 983089 983088 983080 S O U T H A F R I C A 983081














983090 983088 983088 983094 983080 G E R M A N Y 983081




































ITV and ITV Player

983090 983088 983089 983088 983080 S O U T H A F R I C A 983081



















P

S A M R



P A





motivating us



I gave the pass to

Shabalala After he

scored the goal

everyone went

crazy In that

moment I just

wished the game

would end at that


so badly to win it

After we were












983090 983088 983088 983094

983080 G E R M A N Y 983081



World Cup triumph

in 24 years




normal time [in the


to toll in my head


We both knew




in the biggest most




necessarily good

news It means they





dickheads

The two teams


circle and the next









The comparison with



the green mile is

exaggerated and not



the idea

I got up to head to









Caressing the ball

was something I had


eyes to the heavens

and asked for help

because if God









by Andrea Pirlo


Press is out now

backpagepresscouk


INIESTA FIRES SPAIN

TO THEIR FIRST EVER

WORLD CUP TITLE

CAPTAIN VIEIRA AND

FRANCE CAME UP

SHORT IN 2006

DIKGACOI AND SOUTH

AFRICA WERE PART OF

SOMETHING SPECIAL

DESPITE THE RESULTS

PIRLO SCORES THE


2006 FINAL SHOOTOUT


L O S E R1048616 F I N A L 1048617

W I N N E R

W I N N E R




983089 983097 983097 983092 983080 U S A 983081














own career









983089 983097 983097 983092 983080 U S A 983081




and 983142lair



I remember sitting














I am being watched


I did it completely



professionally

I get the question





more than any other








round If any of us


or doing something


have changed the





of what a World Cup



its worthrdquo




983089 983097 983097 983092 983080 U S A 983081



of Irelandrsquo




















6040 Maybe 5050 By



consumed with Irish














of Irish fansrdquo



ITV and ITV P layer

983089 983097 983097 983088 983080 I T A L Y 983081































Had we not gone

out do I think we






TASTE OF WORLD CUP

GLORY BACK IN 1994



ROUND IN 64 YEARS

TOWNSEND CAPTAINED

IRELAND IN 1994



FOURTH SPOT KICK

IN THE SEMIS

L O S E R1048616 S E M I 983085

F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R1048616 L A S T 1 6 1048617

L O S E R1048616 L A S T 1 6 1048617

W I N N E R




983089 983097 983097 983096 983080 F R A N C E 983081



twins and no fan

of shootouts




mood We knew one




great fun

We had the players




Brazil and I missed





of the pitch to the



through your mind


of the 120 minutes




the middle and then



a bad penaltyrdquo




983090 983088 983088 983094 983080 G E R M A N Y 983081


humour to Germany








quite funny as well




983090 983088 983088 983090 983080 J A P A N amp S K O R E A 983081



























laureuscom

983090 983088 983088 983090 983080 J A P A N amp S K O R E A 983081


to cartoon hair

































983089 983097 983097 983096 983080 F R A N C E 983081


understood the home

advantage












































laureuscom




IN THE 1998 FINAL


TO TAKE THE FIFTH

SPOT KICK AGAINST

SOUTH KOREA







ET HIS HEAD AROUND

WINNING THE TROPHY

W I N N E R

W I N N E R

L O S E R1048616 S E M I

F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R

1048616 Q U A R T E R 983085F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R1048616 Q U A R T E R 983085

F I N A L S 1048617




983090 983088 983089 983088 983080 S O U T H A F R I C A 983081














983090 983088 983088 983094 983080 G E R M A N Y 983081




































ITV and ITV Player

983090 983088 983089 983088 983080 S O U T H A F R I C A 983081



















P

S A M R



P A





motivating us



I gave the pass to

Shabalala After he

scored the goal

everyone went

crazy In that

moment I just

wished the game

would end at that


so badly to win it

After we were












983090 983088 983088 983094

983080 G E R M A N Y 983081



World Cup triumph

in 24 years




normal time [in the


to toll in my head


We both knew




in the biggest most




necessarily good

news It means they





dickheads

The two teams


circle and the next









The comparison with



the green mile is

exaggerated and not



the idea

I got up to head to









Caressing the ball

was something I had


eyes to the heavens

and asked for help

because if God









by Andrea Pirlo


Press is out now

backpagepresscouk


INIESTA FIRES SPAIN

TO THEIR FIRST EVER

WORLD CUP TITLE

CAPTAIN VIEIRA AND

FRANCE CAME UP

SHORT IN 2006

DIKGACOI AND SOUTH

AFRICA WERE PART OF

SOMETHING SPECIAL

DESPITE THE RESULTS

PIRLO SCORES THE


2006 FINAL SHOOTOUT


L O S E R1048616 F I N A L 1048617

W I N N E R

W I N N E R




983089 983097 983097 983096 983080 F R A N C E 983081



twins and no fan

of shootouts




mood We knew one




great fun

We had the players




Brazil and I missed





of the pitch to the



through your mind


of the 120 minutes




the middle and then



a bad penaltyrdquo




983090 983088 983088 983094 983080 G E R M A N Y 983081


humour to Germany








quite funny as well




983090 983088 983088 983090 983080 J A P A N amp S K O R E A 983081



























laureuscom

983090 983088 983088 983090 983080 J A P A N amp S K O R E A 983081


to cartoon hair

































983089 983097 983097 983096 983080 F R A N C E 983081


understood the home

advantage












































laureuscom




IN THE 1998 FINAL


TO TAKE THE FIFTH

SPOT KICK AGAINST

SOUTH KOREA







ET HIS HEAD AROUND

WINNING THE TROPHY

W I N N E R

W I N N E R

L O S E R1048616 S E M I

F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R

1048616 Q U A R T E R 983085F I N A L S 1048617

L O S E R1048616 Q U A R T E R 983085

F I N A L S 1048617




983090 983088 983089 983088 983080 S O U T H A F R I C A 983081














983090 983088 983088 983094 983080 G E R M A N Y 983081




































ITV and ITV Player

983090 983088 983089 983088 983080 S O U T H A F R I C A 983081



















P

S A M R



P A





motivating us



I gave the pass to

Shabalala After he

scored the goal

everyone went

crazy In that

moment I just

wished the game

would end at that


so badly to win it

After we were












983090 983088 983088 983094

983080 G E R M A N Y 983081



World Cup triumph

in 24 years




normal time [in the


to toll in my head


We both knew




in the biggest most




necessarily good

news It means they





dickheads

The two teams


circle and the next









The comparison with



the green mile is

exaggerated and not



the idea

I got up to head to









Caressing the ball

was something I had


eyes to the heavens

and asked for help

because if God









by Andrea Pirlo


Press is out now

backpagepresscouk


INIESTA FIRES SPAIN

TO THEIR FIRST EVER

WORLD CUP TITLE

CAPTAIN VIEIRA AND

FRANCE CAME UP

SHORT IN 2006

DIKGACOI AND SOUTH

AFRICA WERE PART OF

SOMETHING SPECIAL

DESPITE THE RESULTS

PIRLO SCORES THE


2006 FINAL SHOOTOUT


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motivating us



I gave the pass to

Shabalala After he

scored the goal

everyone went

crazy In that

moment I just

wished the game

would end at that


so badly to win it

After we were












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World Cup triumph

in 24 years




normal time [in the


to toll in my head


We both knew




in the biggest most




necessarily good

news It means they





dickheads

The two teams


circle and the next









The comparison with



the green mile is

exaggerated and not



the idea

I got up to head to









Caressing the ball

was something I had


eyes to the heavens

and asked for help

because if God









by Andrea Pirlo


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INIESTA FIRES SPAIN

TO THEIR FIRST EVER

WORLD CUP TITLE

CAPTAIN VIEIRA AND

FRANCE CAME UP

SHORT IN 2006

DIKGACOI AND SOUTH

AFRICA WERE PART OF

SOMETHING SPECIAL

DESPITE THE RESULTS

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