It’s Argelico Fucks’ birthday today. You remember him. Now that’s a proper headline.

It’s John Beresford’s birthday today. You remember him. Once made the unfortunate mistake of telling gaffer Kevin Keegan to fuck off… and paid the price for it. You come at the King, you best not miss. (Stu’s Football Flashbacks)

It’s Marc Degryse’s birthday today. You remember him. Belgian striker. And scorer of the lobbiest lob of all time at Italia 90. Spectacular height on that. A masterpiece of the genre. (TJS Sports)

28 years ago today: A shimmy and a shitpinger from Emerson at the Riverside. What days.

30 years ago today: A young Francesco Totti scores his first goal for Roma. The Boy Who Would Be King.

It’s John Carew’s birthday today. And to mark the occasion, here’s the big man casually swinging his leg… and scoring the laziest volley in Premier League history.

RETRO REWIND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇱 As #Scotland prepared for the Italia 90 World Cup, they welcomed #Poland to Hampden Park for a warm up friendly. Gary Gillespie was a bit too welcoming 🤦‍♂️

I also enjoyed Rio Ferdinand doing his knee stretching for the TV remote, Ever Banega injuring his ankle after being run over by his own car and Dave Beasent dropping a bottle of salad cream on his foot, severing the tendon in his big toe.

11 years since this Hall of Fame tweet. Simpler times.

TELLY GOLD: This week in 1992 Channel 4 brought Serie A to our screens for the first time. The poetic voice of Peter Brackley kicks off the first live game… and our Sundays were never the same again.

It’s the anniversary of this fabulous finish from the rubber legs of Faustino Asprilla in 1993. Oh Tino. You magnificent, mad bastard.

31 years ago today: Ridiculous behaviour from Romario. Barca’s new Brazilian scores three on his La Liga debut vs Sociedad. That third goal should only be viewed after the watershed. Pure smut.

“Twenty years of hurt, never stopped me dreaming…”

It’s 17 years since the world said farewell to Luciano Pavarotti. So here’s that wonderful World Cup 90 theme. Pele, Cruyff, and Maradona showcased to the soundtrack of Nessun Dorma. Be still my beating heart.

35 years ago today #England's Terry Butcher designed the new England 1989 away shirt against #Sweden in a World Cup qualifier. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🩸

It’s Massimo Maccarone’s birthday today. You remember him. Not a fan of your isotonic sports drinks. Give him a sly pint instead…