I was flicking through an old FourFourTwo earlier, when moving some stuff out of the attic. I found a story that I don’t recall reading at the time, but it was a flashback piece, about England turmoil-filled Euro 1980 campaign, and I thought I’d share the story with you.
19 European Cup (now the Champions [...]

Poor Peter Bonetti. Ask my dad, he was a quality goalkeeper. He was known for his safe hands and nicknamed “The Cat” because of how springily he could get around his goal. He was renowned for his lengthy throws.
However, the reason he’s gone down in history is because he stepped into Gordon Banks [...]

Its tough sometimes being English. Perhaps every country feels the same, but it seems to me that we have more than our fair share of bad luck, near misses and moments of misfourtune. Maybe its just all those penalty shootouts that make me feel that – I’m sure the Dutch feel the same way. Mind [...]