“Maradona and 10 others.”Argentina coach Carlos Bilardo on being asked before the tournament to name his preferred starting 11. Word of mouth“You’ll be humming it soon.”Des Lynam on the BBC’s Italia 90 theme tune, Nessun Dorma. The problem with tipping them for Italia 90, though? Cocaine and witch doctorsMercifully, there was an absence of national stereotyping at the 1990 World Cup, the media being especially respectful towards the non-European teams competing in the tournament. award for Italia 90 TV punditry goes to Geoff Hurst, who appeared on the BBC during the tournament.

Source: The Irish Times June 22, 2020 06:56 UTC