Recalling an era when Britain fell in love with Italian football and Italy fell in love with the madcap antics of Paul Gascoigne The images are as lustrous as the flares hurled from the Curva Nord. Paul Gascoigne, back arched and arms raised, a Roman god inviting the Lazio fans in the scrum and delirium of the Stadio Olimpico to wallow in his glory. And then, as his No10 shirt is buried in a sea of blue, the electricity crackles in Peter Brackley's voice: "The saviour has saved Lazio!" It was No...
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The Guardian - 17 Nov 2012 23:59
Recalling an era when Britain fell in love with Italian football and Italy fell in love with the madcap antics of Paul Gascoigne The images are as lustrous as the flares hurled from the Curva Nord. Paul Gascoigne, back arched and arms raised, a Roman god inviting the Lazio fans in the scrum and delirium of the Stadio Olimpico to wallow in his glory. And then, as his No10 shirt is buried in a sea of blue, the electricity crackles in Peter Brackley's voice: "The saviour has saved Lazio!" It was No...
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