England’s heroics at the 1990 World Cup came at a time of desolation and despair for the beautiful game before, almost overnight, the horrors of hooliganism were forgotten.
The brilliance of Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker and Co made the nation fall in love with football again. It was on this wave of euphoria that the Premier League kicked off and football was never the same again.
Now, 35 years after the Italia 90 tournament, Telegraph Sport finds out what happened next for the England squad – and discover a host of off-field traumas added to noteworthy triumphs for the men who made modern football.
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Broadcasters talkSPORT published a stat at the weekend, suggesting Thomas Tuchel was the first England manager to win his first three games without conceding a goal. Steve McClaren might have something to say about that. He oversaw wins against Greece, Andorra, Macedonia with England scoring 10 goals without reply.
