It’s more than a quarter of a century ago, but GED BARNES still cherishes the memory of his first World Cup

THE saying goes that you always remember your first and, in stark contrast to England’s performances in recent tournaments, the World Cup of 1990 lingers fondly in the memory for many a football fan born in the early 1980s.
From the rousing ‘Nessun Dorma’-inspired opening titles on the BBC, to the hugely addictive spin-off game on the Mega Drive, Italia 90 ticked all the right boxes for a young Mancunian currently falling in love with the national game.
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