Liam Harding

Pain game: Italy goalkeeper Carlo Ceresoli helps a stricken England player

On November 14, 1934, England met reigning World Cup winners Italy in a game that became known as the Battle of Highbury.
Some in England deemed it the ‘proper World Cup final’. This is because the FA had not accepted the offer to participate in the World Cup in Italy.
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini promised his players that if they secured victory they would be awarded the equivalent of £150 in prize money and an Alfa Romeo each. In the event, he did not need to pay up.
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