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The Guardian FootballWedding parties, the Hand of God and Lineker – The Big One invades summer like nothing else | Matthew Engel
Forget the Olympic and the rest. People across the planet remember where they were for their biggest World Cup matches The connection between King Lear and the 1966 World Cup is little known, mainly because it affected very few people at a now defunct boarding school. I had been a surprise selection to act in the school’s production of Lear (yes, I played the Fool; yes, I was typecast). The day before one of the performances I fell and twisted something and was a doubtful starter for a part that required a lot of dashing about. Matron prescribed sleeping pills. That night England were playing Mexico in that now-sanctified tournament – almost a must-win after a goalless start against Uruguay. I went to bed early, tucked my transistor under the pillow to hear the commentary, went spark out and only heard the result next morning: England 2 Mexico 0. The rest is national history. Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballDR Congo bring style and pride to the World Cup after wholesome welcome
Brutally tough return to tournament awaits, but the stature of opposition feels less important than the fact of being here at all It was an arrival worth more than half a century of waiting. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) players strolled into the arrivals hall of George Bush airport on Thursday kitted out in tuxedo suits and leopard-print sashes, channelling La Sape vogue for snappy dress that swept Kinshasa in the 1970s. A throng of local volunteers cheered them through and, in a climate where little can be taken for granted, their welcome to Houston was a genuinely wholesome moment. The DRC’s squad looked appreciative although perhaps they were simply relieved to see new faces. The joy of a first World Cup since 1974, when they competed as Zaire, has been complicated by the Ebola outbreak in their homeland and a 21-day isolation period imposed by the US authorities. The players and staff formed a bubble in Belgium, playing one friendly against Denmark and being forced to cancel a scheduled meeting with Chile in Cádiz. Continue reading...
The Guardian — Champions LeagueUse crayfish to keep Hampstead Heath swimmers at bay | Brief letters
Protect wildlife ponds | Champions League final | Avoiding Arsenal | Colonial attitudes | Nine times table I know how to stop swimmers using the wildlife ponds on Hampstead Heath ( Report, 27 May ). Erect a picture of all the enormous crayfish – an invasive species – now inhabiting many of the ponds, particularly the one pictured. I certainly wouldn’t want to be swimming with them snapping at my toes. Emilia Benjamin London • A cup final between clubs from London and Paris ( Paris Saint-Germain retain Champions League as Arsenal dream dashed in shootout, 30 May ) would surely have been best played in Belgium, close to both teams? Granted, it would have been harder to organise – and may have had to be a week later – but the future of humankind should not be sacrificed to finals in faraway venues. Dr Peter Emerson Belfast Continue reading...
The Guardian — Champions LeagueWhen Arsenal beat PSG on their way to winning the Cup Winners’ Cup
Arsenal relied on their brilliant defence to see off PSG in the semi-finals and frustrate Parma in the final in 1994 By That 1980s Sports Blog The Cup Winners’ Cup became a victim of the Champions League’s expansion in the late 1990s, but there could be no questioning the quality of the competition when Arsenal won it in the 1993-94 season. Real Madrid, Ajax, Parma, Torino, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain stood in Arsenal’s way as they tried to win their first European trophy since the Fairs Cup in 1970. The first round was far from encouraging. Arsenal limped past the Danish club Odense 3-2 on aggregate. But the 10-0 demolition of Standard Liège – including a 7-0 win in Belgium – took George Graham’s side into a testing quarter-final against Torino. Continue reading...