Post match, the group at the table next to them began challenging each other to name the Italia ’90 players. I was nine years old during that glorious summer of Italia ’90. I had an Italia ’90 T-shirt from Penneys and the Put ‘Em Under Pressure single on cassette. I’ve watched the iconic Reeling in the Years Italia ’90 montage so often I know where Nessun Dorma stops and There She Goes begins. People who weren’t even born when Italia ’90 fever swept the nation can understand the impact it had.

Source: The Irish Times November 27, 2025 12:02 UTC