Vincerà! The story of Italia ’90
Sports:Soccer
We’ve reached the grand finale of both Vincerà! and the Italia ’90 story. The night before the World Cup final, Rome witnessed the operatic splendour of the first Three Tenors concert. On 8 July 1990, the city hosted a far less sophisticated spectacle as holders Argentina fought tooth and nail to retain their crown against the relentless West Germany. We look back at the match – which is remembered for all the wrong reasons – paying particular attention to the Argentine psychodrama and the dethroning of Diego Maradona as the world’s greatest footballer. And as we re-evaluate the tournament, we ask the questions: what are the legacies of Italia ’90 and why, 30 years on, does it still retain such fascination in spite of its well-documented flaws?
HOST: Mark Godfrey
GUESTS: Pete Davies (All Played Out/One Night in Turin), Simon Hart (World in Motion – The Inside Story of Italia ’90), Mike Gibbons (Nessun Dorma pod, The Guardian, When Football Came Home – England, the English and Euro 96)
MUSIC: UV Protection
Bonus Episode 2 - Finding Jack Charlton
Bonus Episode 1 - David Bloomfield and World in Motion
Episode 23 - No More Notti Magiche
Episode 22 - An End | A Beginning
Episode 21 - See Naples and Die
Episode 20 - Paying the Penalty
Episode 19 - The Scruffy Sicilian
Episode 18 - Platty's Personal Present
Episode 17 - A Nation Holds its Breath
Episode 16 - Something in the Water
Episode 15 - The Oldest Swinger in Town
Episode 14 - On The March With Bobby's Army
Episode 13 - That Other Night in Turin
Episode 12 - Oh Yes! Oh Yes!! Oh Yes!!!
Episode 11 - Argentina through, the USSRn't
Episode 10 - Michel, My Belle
Episode 9 - We Ain't No Hooligans
Episode 8 - Faded Lights of Rome
Episode 7 - A Star is Born
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