Memories and farewells. There have been a few this week. Memories of a different time, when football was savoured in the anticipation rather than the overwhelming glut we now have to wallow through.

Memories and a farewell to the man who defined the 1990 World Cup. Salvatore Schillaci was Italy personified in 1990, the most famous man in his country, the most famous Italian in the world. His wild eyes, his goals and his passion were the essence of a great World Cup. ..

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