RIP 'Big Jack': A true giant of the gameWhen a young Northumberland lad and son of a miner decided at an early age that making a living playing football would be more enjoyable than a life in the pits, he made a very smart decision. That's why people in two countries are mourning the passing away of Jack Charlton. Johnny Giles, who was a teammate in the 1960s, observed: "Jack wasn't always right, but was never wrong." Big Jack later remarked: "Soccer is a man's game, not an outing for namby-pambies." In 1994, they were in the World Cup again and caused a huge upset by beating Italy in the group stage.

Source: Bangkok Post July 17, 2020 23:03 UTC