World Cup 1998

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Football songs: The history of the beautiful game's relationship with music

By Ed McCambridge Published

LONG READ From El Tel to John Barnes, footballers once delivered a string of memorable tunes and even the odd No.1 - FFT salutes a lost tradition

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Emmanuel Petit
'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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Arsenal star scored a memorable goal when France sealed their first World Cup victory

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Jens Lehmann in action for Arsenal against Barcelona in the 2006 Champions League final.
Players sent off in major finals

By Ben Hayward Published

From the World Cup to the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, a look at some of the players sent off in major finals...

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Paul Gascoigne Gazza England Euro 96
Paul Gascoigne and Gazzamania: From Italia 90 to Euro 96, how one player changed English football

By Si Hawkins Last updated

The goal against Scotland at Euro 96 was Paul Gascoigne's crowning moment for Three Lions, but that wasn't the start of his national tale. This is full tumultuous story of Gazza and England

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Paul Gascoigne scores for England against Scotland at Euro 96
Ranked! The 10 greatest England goals of all time

By Ed McCambridge Last updated

The greatest volleys, free-kicks and thunderbolts scored by the Three Lions

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England v Argentina - Referee Kim Milton Nielsen shows the red card to David Beckham as Paul Scholes (16) looks accusingly at Argentinean captain Diego Simeone (8) who was involved in the incident - Gary Neville (12) Gabriel Batistuta (9) and Matias Almeyda (5). (Photo by Mark Leech/Getty Images)
'I resent David Beckham for Argentina red card': England star brutal in assessment of 1998 World Cup exit

By Ryan Dabbs Published

One of David Beckham's former England team-mates still harbours a grudge for the 1998 World Cup incident

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England manager Glenn Hoddle celebrates with his assistants after the 0-0 draw against Italy in Rome in 1997 which sealed qualification for the 1998 World Cup in France.
Quiz! Can you name the starting XI from England's 0-0 draw vs Italy in Rome in 1997?

By Ben Hayward Published

Quiz! Glenn Hoddle's side battled for a heroic point to seal qualification for France '98 – but can you recall the team from that night?

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David Beckham and Diego Simeone shake hands after Manchester United's 2-0 win over Inter in the Champions league in 1999.
'Manchester United was my escape' – David Beckham on coping with World Cup pain

By Ben Hayward Published

The fallout from the former midfielder's red card against Argentina in 1998 is featured in the new Netflix documentary about his life

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Romania: The bleach blonde Romanians line up before the World Cup group E game against Tunisia at the Stade de France in St Denis. Romania finished top of their group as the match ended 1-1.
‘We placed a bet’: Georghe Hagi explains why the entire Romanian squad bleached their hair during the 1998 World Cup

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Arguably the most enduring image from France 98 is the Romania squad all having bleached hair - but why did they do it?

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Robbie Williams
Martin O’Neill sets the record straight over his World Cup studio encounter with Robbie Williams

By Sean Cole Published

The two had an awkward interaction when O’Neill was serving as a pundit at the 1998 World Cup in France

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