Tag: Italy
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Life through a different lens
When you hear the words ‘Italia ’90’ what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Genoa, the penalty shootout, The Snapper and the open top bus ride through the city streets will be always near the top of any such compilation of recollections for yours truly. Only usurping it would be the memory of the…
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If you’re not happy winning by the rules it says a lot
“Trust it, move it, prove it groove it, show how good you are”. So sang his wife in a former life. Yet you suspect if Christian Horner was told his was the only team in an F1 race he’d still find fault with the arrangements. Remember, this is a man who badgered former Race Director…
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Sports Wordle No. 1
With Catchphrase having made a comeback in the popularity stakes and the Wordle word puzzle taking the world by storm, it would be remiss of us here at BTS not to get in on the action. To start we have a football team https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=jogrwm&lang=any We would be delighted if you, our readers, could let us…
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Not ideal but it would certainly add to the excitement
Genoa, Italy, June 1990. An utterly forgettable game of football at that summer’s World Cup is completely overshadowed by an occurance which merits accreditation as surely the most dramatic Irish sporting moment of all time. A nation did indeed hold its breath as David O’Leary of Arsenal blasted Ireland into the last eight of the…