07 July 1990

Saturday

1990-07-07

Events

 * 1990 World Cup: Italy v. England, third place play-off. Italy won 2-1 with a 89' penalty scored by S. Schilacci. All three goals were scored within 15 mins of each other. England had the consolation prize of the Fair Play award, having received no red cards and the lowest average number of yellows per match.
 * "The third-place play-off, contested by two desperately disappointed teams in England and Italy, turned out to be uplifting. After the medals had been doled out, all the players of both squads stood side by side clutching floral bouquets and they took a shared bow. It was an important moment, a bridge-building act of friendship and respect just five years after the nightmare of Heysel.", Amy Lawrence in theguardian.com, 15 June 2015.
 * NME - Depeche Mode interview.1990-07-07 NME .JPG