Gary Shaw: Former Aston Villa striker dies at 63 after fall
Former Aston Villa striker Gary Shaw, who won the European Cup with the club, dies aged 63 from injuries sustained in a fall.
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Stop dying! Just effing stop it!!!
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Toto Schillaci, who lit up the 1990 World Cup, has died today, way too young.
Salvatore Schillaci: Italy's World Cup icon dies aged 59
Italian World Cup icon Salvatore Schillaci, the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, dies aged 59.
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Just seen this ..... and feel really quite upset even if he hasn't crossed my mind for years, decades even. It's strange how such news can affect us isn't it?Toto Schillaci, who lit up the 1990 World Cup, has died today, way too young.
Salvatore Schillaci: Italy's World Cup icon dies aged 59
Italian World Cup icon Salvatore Schillaci, the top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, dies aged 59.www.bbc.co.uk
It was probably my favourite ever tournament and he was such a big part of it in those intensely atmospheric Italian nights. There was something quite wonderful seeing this virtually unknown player (to anyone outside Italy) suddenly dominate our screens with his goals, his passion and the look of sheer ecstasy as wheeled away after scoring. He was just so very .... Italian! You couldn't help but share in his delight whether you supported Italy or not and he will always be lodged in my memory because of it. Very sad.
Toto was the face - and they eyes - of Italia '90 - probably my favourite WC since I started watching (or at least remembering) from '82.
Looking back now Italia '90 was a massive turning point for global football. Suddenly football was cool and glamourous with an appeal right across the social spectrum rather than being something kinda grubby played by and for the great unwashed with it's previous associations with hooliganism, drunkenness and dodgy geezers in sheep-skin coats. The Hillsboro' disaster that happened just the year before being football's darkest hour.
But the Italians put on a fabulous tournament in that summer of '90 set in iconic venues with some great games and characters like Schillaci, Gazza, Klinsman to set it alight. The Beeb helped too with the whole 'Nessun Dorma' thing perfectly capturing the atmosphere and romance of it all. It was after that the money men saw the potentially huge appeal and poured massive amounts into the sport. Everything changed very quickly after that from the stadiums, the professionalism to the nature of the game itself . The Premier League arrived two years later to be seen by millions around the world thanks to the new-fangled wonders of satellite TV.
If you had to point to one moment where the new world of football began - it must be Italia '90 ...... and the face of it was Toto Schillaci..
But the Italians put on a fabulous tournament in that summer of '90 set in iconic venues with some great games and characters like Schillaci, Gazza, Klinsman to set it alight. The Beeb helped too with the whole 'Nessun Dorma' thing perfectly capturing the atmosphere and romance of it all. It was after that the money men saw the potentially huge appeal and poured massive amounts into the sport. Everything changed very quickly after that from the stadiums, the professionalism to the nature of the game itself . The Premier League arrived two years later to be seen by millions around the world thanks to the new-fangled wonders of satellite TV.
If you had to point to one moment where the new world of football began - it must be Italia '90 ...... and the face of it was Toto Schillaci..
I enjoyed watching his wildlife programmes way back when. (I've just checked - he was on Johnny Morris's Animal Magic. I can still instantly recall the theme music!)
Somewhere around 1970, along with a few others we went on a boat trip up the Tamar with him and the legendary Sir Peter Scott, no less. They were both very friendly and approachable, I recall, and at the end of the day we got a signed print of one of Scott's bird paintings. Simpler times!
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Geoff Hinsliff who played Don Brennan in Coronation Street passed away aged 87
David Graham, the voice of Brains and Parker in Thunderbirds age 99.. 2 of TV s iconic 60s characters. He also did the original Dalek voice.
I loved that series as a kid. I was surfing on tv recently and came across the first episode and so watched it. And the next one. Remarkably it was still as I remember it and unlike me had aged well.
Favourite episode, when he had to break into the Bank of England using a hair clip
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