'And the first question is for you, Karl Marx. The Hammers - The Hammers is the nickname of what English football team?' *Sharing football & other stuff
The intro to Gazzetta Football Italia, from this day in 1995.
Featuring that changing Channel 4 logo, the instantly recognisable theme music, Gianluca Vialli, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and of course James Richardson.
Pure class. 🇮🇹
On this day in 1983, Jimmy Hill took matters into his own hands in the Wembley commentary box.
Asked by John Motson about a Scotland chance at one end, co-commentator Hill ends up describing a disallowed goal at the other.
Brilliant improvisation.
It’s 40 years to the day since the 1986 World Cup started in Mexico. So here’s Barry Davies describing the opening ceremony that very afternoon.
A master at work. 🎙️
It’s 29 years since Channel 5’s ‘innovative’ coverage of England’s WC qualifier in Poland.
Set in a rowdy sports bar, with racing broadcaster Brough Scott presenting & a Z-list celeb audience including the cast of Family Affairs.
What a time to be alive.