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‘With Maradona around we’d have won USA 94. We lost our lighthouse, our leader - we struggled to change our mentality, to play as a team without him’ How Diego Maradona’s drug ban cost them another World Cup victory
EXCLUSIVE Diego Maradona failed a drugs test at the 1994 World Cup, marking the end of his Argentina career
'With five minutes left, I yelled at Frank Leboeuf that my dream had come true – he said, ‘What?! Just concentrate on the game!’ Then I scored to make it 3-0' Emmanuel Petit on France's 1998 World Cup win
EXCLUSIVE The former Arsenal star scored a memorable goal when France sealed their first World Cup victory
'Fabio Capello wasn’t my type of manager. He was incredibly strict and didn’t see us as individuals. It was a blanket, 'No, you’re not doing that – like it or lump it!'' Ben Foster's verdict on his England managers
EXCLUSIVE Former Manchester United and Watford stopper Ben Foster won eight England caps and was called up by four different managers
‘My favourite major tournament to broadcast from? Qatar, because we were in the stadium for every game – to feel the atmosphere makes a big difference’: Gary Lineker’s 2022 World Cup admission
Gary Lineker has played and presented at World Cups across the globe over the past 40 years
‘I’d never taken a penalty before the Italia 90 semi-final against England, but Peter Shilton was in goal and wasn’t the quickest – it was quite easy to score’: West Germany hero reflects on beating Three Lions in World Cup clash
EXCLUSIVE West Germany defeated England on penalties at the 1990 World Cup, with one player taking his first ever spot-kick in the shootout
'He pushed us. It was tough love, was tough love, but that's Thomas' Former player reveals that the new England manager will be HARD on his players
Thomas Tuchel made the perfect start to life as England manager in his first international break
Quiz! How much can you remember about the 2018 World Cup?
Quiz! It was success for France - but just how much detail can you recall?
‘England supporters are craving some success. If Tuchel can come in and finish the brilliant job Gareth Southgate started, nobody will care if he leaves’: Ex-Three Lions international gives his take on Thomas Tuchel's short-term deal
EXCLUSIVE Thomas Tuchel has signed an 18-month deal as Three Lions boss that runs until the end of the 2026 World Cup
‘If an Englishman with the credentials was available, fair enough, but I don’t think there was. If Tuchel gets the job done, it doesn’t matter where he’s from’: Ex-England midfielder weighs in on foreign manager debate
EXCLUSIVE Thomas Tuchel followed in the footsteps of Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello to become England's third foreign boss
