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The Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match was a charity football match played in honour of the former England

England national football team

The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...

and Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...

manager, Sir Bobby Robson, and in aid of his cancer charity, the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is a British cancer research charity which raises money to fund the early detection and treatment of cancer, and clinical trials of anti-cancer drugs...

. Produced under license by Toast Entertainment Group as The Legends it was played at St James' Park

St James' Park

St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...

in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

on Sunday 26 July 2009. An immensely moving match that later earned the moniker 'tear-jerker of the decade', the game proved to be Sir Bobby's last public appearance, as he died five days later on the morning of 31 July 2009 aged 76, having been suffering from terminal cancer, his fifth diagnosis in his lifetime. Early estimates were that the charity match raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the Foundation which he set up in the last years of his life to fund cancer research in his native North East England

North East England

North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...

.

The match was pitched as a replay of a famous England Italia '90 World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...

match played under Sir Bobby's reign as manager and was to feature English and German players from the original 1990 World Cup squads. England won the game 3-2 in normal time, watched by 33,000 spectators in the stadium, as well as being broadcast live by ITV4

ITV4

ITV4 is a British television station which was launched on 1 November 2005. It is owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc, and is part of the ITV network. The channel has a male-oriented line-up, including sport, cop shows and US comedies and dramas, as well as classic ITV action...

.

The England team featured 6 of the original 1990 starting eleven, in addition to appearances from other 1990 English and German squad members, and other retired England and Newcastle United footballers, and selected celebrity guests. England recovered from being 2-0 down after goals from Thomas Helmer

Thomas Helmer

Thomas Helmer is a former German footballer.His preferred playing position was sweeper, but he was primarily deployed as a central defender....

and Fredi Bobic with goals from Les Ferdinand

Les Ferdinand

Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Besiktas J.K., Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England...

and Alan Thompson, to end the first half 2-2. England won the game after a second half penalty from Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...

with 11 minutes to go.

Italia 90

The Italia '90 1990 World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

hosted in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

, was the culmination of 8 years of management of England by Sir Bobby, and it had been announced by the FA prior to the tournament that it would be his last in charge of England. England reached the semi-finals, and played West Germany

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....

at the Stadio delle Alpi

Stadio delle Alpi

The Stadio delle Alpi was a football and athletics stadium in Turin, Italy and was the home of both Juventus Football Club and Torino Football Club between 1990 and 2006. In English, the name meant "Stadium of the Alps," a reference to the nearby Alps mountain range...

in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

. After finishing 1-1 in normal time, and with no goals in extra time, England lost the game 4-3 in a penalty shootout, with Stuart Pearce

Stuart Pearce

Stuart Pearce OBE is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 team and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team...

and then Chris Waddle

Chris Waddle

Christopher Roland "Chris" Waddle is a former footballer from England. He played for a number of clubs in the 1980s and 90s, including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield Wednesday in England, and Olympique de Marseille in France...

missing England's final penalties. During the game, Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal...

openly wept when he received a yellow card during extra time, which meant he would have missed the final had England won.

As of 2009, the World Cup performance of 1990 under Robson remains the furthest England have progressed in the tournament on foreign soil. The Germans later went on to win the final in a game against Argentina. The knock out on penalties was Sir Bobby's second unlucky departure from the late stage of a World Cup, after England were knocked out of the 1986 World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

in Mexico, after the infamous 'Hand of God' goal by Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...

in the Argentina v England quarter-final.

In addition to 1990 game, the charity game revived a footballing rivalry between England and Germany which began with the 1966 World Cup

1966 FIFA World Cup

The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...

England v Germany final which England won, and the following 1970 World Cup

1970 FIFA World Cup

The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...

where Germany knocked England out at the quarter final stage. The Bobby Robson Trophy game also followed a 5-1 defeat for England in the England v Germany Legends match watched by 10,000 at Bramall Lane

Bramall Lane

-Cricket at the Lane:Bramall Lane opened as a cricket ground in 1855, having been leased by Michael Ellison from the Duke of Norfolk at an annual rent of £70. The site was then away from the town's industrial area, and relatively free from smoke. It was built to host the matches of local cricket...

on 7 August 2008. The Bobby Robson game featured four players from that England Legends team (Walker, Lee, Barnes and Hodge), while the German team featured nine from their Legends side (Buchwald, Helmer, Schulz, Marschall, Bobic, Gaudino, Borowka, Freund and Pflügler).

Newcastle

As well as an Italia '90 World Cup theme, the charity game was to have a strong connection with Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

football club, with the game being played at their home stadium St James' Park

St James' Park

, and featured several former Newcastle players, John Barnes

John Barnes (footballer)

John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English football manager and former player.During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times...

, Peter Beardsley

Peter Beardsley

Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE is an English former footballer who played between 1979 and 1999. He once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain...

, Dave Beasant

Dave Beasant

David John "Dave" Beasant, is a retired English football goalkeeper who began his career in the late 1970s. A well-travelled player, Beasant's former clubs include Wimbledon, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan...

, John Beresford

John Beresford (footballer)

John Beresford is a former English football player who played as a defender, who is currently a pundit for ITV Tyne Tees and ESPN.-Football career:...

, Paul Bracewell

Paul Bracewell

Paul Bracewell , in Heswall, Merseyside), but was brought up in Newport, Shropshire, is an English former international footballer who played as a midfielder, although his career was hampered by injuries as the years went by.-Career:...

, Les Ferdinand

Les Ferdinand

, Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

, Steve Howey

Steve Howey (footballer)

Stephen Norman "Steve" Howey is a former footballer who played for the England national team. At club level, he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, playing for Newcastle United, Manchester City, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and Hartlepool United...

, Robert Lee

Rob Lee

Robert Martin "Rob" Lee is a retired English footballer who played the majority of his career for Charlton Athletic and Newcastle United.-Charlton Athletic:...

, Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer

and Alan Thompson, and with Sir Bobby having been manager of Newcastle. At the time of the charity game, both Beardsley and Thompson also held official roles at Newcastle United, with Thompson being reserve team coach and Beardsley being a coach for the youth academy. Beardsley, Gascoigne and Waddle, having all made their names at Newcastle in the 1980s, were in the England team for Italia '90. The charity game would be the first time in nearly 15 years that Beardsley, Gascoigne and Shearer would play together, having last done so for England under Terry Venables

Terry Venables

Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables , often referred to as "El Tel", is a former football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England...

.

Sir Bobby managed Newcastle United between 1999 and 2004. His arrival lifted the Newcastle team immediately after the experiences of the Ruud Gullit

Ruud Gullit

OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the...

era, and produced an 8-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...

in his first home game in charge in September 1999. The team under Robson later peaked in 2003, coming close to reaching the last eight of the UEFA Champions League and finishing third in the domestic FA Premier League. Under Sir Bobby, Newcastle also reached the semi-final of the UEFA Cup in 2004.

Attendees of the match would also include a delegation from the German city of Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....

, headed by the city's Lord Mayor, Oberburgermeister

Burgomaster

Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...

Frank Baranowski, who were visiting to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their twin city relationship with Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, and to support the Newcastle bid to be a host city for either the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup with Group stage games played at St James' Park. Gelsenkirchen was a host city for the 2006 World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

. The England team shirts wore the logo of the NewcastleGateshead host city bid.

Much of the media coverage of the charity match focused on the present situation at Newcastle United, picking up on Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer

's reply of "I know as much as you do," to a pre-match question as to whether he would be installed as Newcastle manager for the forthcoming season beginning in 13 days, with the club being up for sale and with the first team without a manager, being in the care of coach Chris Hughton

Chris Hughton

Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C....

. Neither the Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley

Mike Ashley (businessman)

Michael James Wallace "Mike" Ashley is an English millionaire retail entrepreneur in the sporting goods market...

or managing director Derek Llambias

Derek Llambias

Derek Llambias is an English businessman and long-term associate and friend of both Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew.He is currently managing director of Newcastle United...

were in attendance at the charity match.

Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Having left England after Italia '90, Sir Bobby was first diagnosed with cancer in 1992 while manager of Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. Sir Bobby remained in football until 2007, stepping down after his fifth diagnosis of cancer, later determined to be terminal. In 2008, Sir Bobby put his name and support to the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is a British cancer research charity which raises money to fund the early detection and treatment of cancer, and clinical trials of anti-cancer drugs...

, a charity set up to raise funds for cancer research

Cancer research

Cancer research is basic research into cancer in order to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure....

. By the time of the charity match, the Foundation had raised £1.3m. Of the tickets sold in advance for the game, a block booking of over 100 seats was made by staff of the Sir Bobby Cancer Trials Research Centre, the research centre within the grounds of the Freeman Hospital

Freeman Hospital

The Freeman Hospital is an 800-bed tertiary referral centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.The hospital is managed by the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a teaching hospital for the University of Newcastle upon Tyne...

that was equipped with money raised from the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is a British cancer research charity which raises money to fund the early detection and treatment of cancer, and clinical trials of anti-cancer drugs...

Announcement and build up

The match was first announced on 24 April 2009. The Foundation reported that 14,000 tickets for the match had been sold by 14 July. The Foundation denied reports that ticket sales had been affected by turmoil at Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

following their relegation in May, or their scheduling of a pre-season friendly in Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

, Holland on the day before the match, later cancelled. The friendly was later re-arranged to be played at 3pm in London against Leyton Orient F.C.

Leyton Orient F.C.

Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...

on the Saturday before the charity game on Sunday. 25,000 tickets had been sold for the charity match by Tuesday 21 July, and the announcement on 21 July that local legend Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer

was to play was expected to increase sales to a sell-out 52,000 crowd. The eventual attendance of 33,000 was over double that of the crowd for the following Newcastle United game, when 17,000 watched the only pre-season friendly at St James' Park against Leeds United on 29 July.

The night before the charity match, a fund-raising dinner in Sir Bobby's honour was held at Blagdon Hall

Blagdon Hall

Blagdon Hall is a privately owned country mansion near Seaton Burn, Northumberland which has Grade I listed building status.The estate has been in the ownership of the White Ridley family since 1698....

, hosted by ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

sports presenter Jim Rosenthal

Jim Rosenthal

Jim Rosenthal is a sports presenter on British television.-Early life:Rosenthal grew up in Oxford and attended Josca's Preparatory School before going to Magdalen College School...

, also due to play in the game. Rosenthal had interviewed Robson for television straight after the defeat in Italia '90.

Prior to the match, Sir Bobby received tributes from both Tony Blair

Tony Blair

Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...

and Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown

James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...

. The matchday programme

Programme (booklet)

A programme or program is a booklet available for patrons attending a live event such as theatre performances, fêtes, sports events, etc. It is a printed leaflet outlining the parts of the event scheduled to take place, principal performers and background information. In the case of theatrical...

featured articles from Sir Bobby, Fabio Capello

Fabio Capello

Fabio Capello is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the manager of the England national football team.Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has coached throughout his career...

, Terry Butcher

Terry Butcher

Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career...

, Lothar Matthaus

Lothar Matthäus

Lothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...

Alan Shearer

Paul Gascoigne

Peter Beardsley

Chris Waddle

Stuart Pearce

, Mark Wright

Mark Wright

Mark Wright may refer to:*Mark Wright , English footballer and manager*Mark Wright , English footballer...

, Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker

Gary Winston Lineker, OBE , is a former English footballer, who played as a striker. He is a sports broadcaster for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports and Eredivisie Live...

and Peter Shilton

Peter Shilton

Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....

Squads

The charity game featured the following players.
England (1990 squad)

John Barnes
John Barnes (footballer)
John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English football manager and former player.During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times...
Peter Beardsley
Peter Beardsley
Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE is an English former footballer who played between 1979 and 1999. He once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain...
Dave Beasant
Dave Beasant
David John "Dave" Beasant, is a retired English football goalkeeper who began his career in the late 1970s. A well-travelled player, Beasant's former clubs include Wimbledon, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan...
John Beresford
John Beresford (footballer)
John Beresford is a former English football player who played as a defender, who is currently a pundit for ITV Tyne Tees and ESPN.-Football career:...
Paul Bracewell
Paul Bracewell
Paul Bracewell , in Heswall, Merseyside), but was brought up in Newport, Shropshire, is an English former international footballer who played as a midfielder, although his career was hampered by injuries as the years went by.-Career:...
Les Ferdinand
Les Ferdinand
Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Besiktas J.K., Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England...
Paul Gascoigne
Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal...
Simon Grayson
Simon Grayson
Simon Nicholas Grayson is a retired English footballer and current manager of Leeds United. He is the elder brother of cricketer Paul Grayson....
Steve Hodge
Steve Hodge
Stephen Brian Hodge is a retired English footballer who enjoyed a high-profile club and international career in the 1980s and 1990s.- Playing career :...
Steve Howey
Steve Howey (footballer)
Stephen Norman "Steve" Howey is a former footballer who played for the England national team. At club level, he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, playing for Newcastle United, Manchester City, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and Hartlepool United...
Robert Lee
Rob Lee
Robert Martin "Rob" Lee is a retired English footballer who played the majority of his career for Charlton Athletic and Newcastle United.-Charlton Athletic:...
Gary Pallister
Gary Pallister
Gary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998...
David Platt
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
Trevor Steven
Trevor Steven
Trevor McGregor Steven is a football talent scout. He was formerly an England footballer who shot to fame with the successful Everton side of the 1980s....
Alan Thompson
Des Walker
Des Walker
Desmond Sinclair "Des" Walker is a former England international footballer who is best remembered for his spells with Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday...
Mark Wright

West Germany (1990 squad)

Jörg Albertz
Jörg Albertz
Jörg Albertz is a retired German professional footballer. Between 1996 and 1998 he played three international games for the German national football team.-Career:...
Stefan Beinlich
Stefan Beinlich
Stefan "Paule" Beinlich is a retired German footballer, who played as a central midfielder.His main asset was a powerful long-range shot, and he often scored from free kicks; he was one of the first players from the country to play in the Premier League, although he would have little impact at...
Fredi Bobic
Ulrich Borowka
Ulrich Borowka
Ulrich 'Uli' Borowka is a retired German footballer, in the defender position.A versatile blue-collar worker with a powerful shot, albeit with very limited skills, he spent the better part of his career at Werder Bremen .-Club career:Borowka made his Bundesliga debuts at the age of 19 for Borussia...
Guido Buchwald
Guido Buchwald
Guido Ulrich Buchwald is a German former football defender and manager.The best game of Buchwald's career was probably the final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup when he effectively marked the skilled footballer, Diego Maradona, earning him the nickname "Diego"...
Steffen Freund
Steffen Freund
Steffen Freund is a German former professional football player. He played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the manager of the German Under 16 football team.- Career :...
Maurizio Gaudino
Maurizio Gaudino
Maurizio Gaudino is a retired German football midfielder.He was capped five times for Germany in 1993 and 1994, and was in their squad for the 1994 World Cup....
Michael Hartmann
Michael Hartmann (footballer)
Michael Hartmann is a German football coach and a former player.-International career:Hartmann made his debut for the Germany national football team on 30 April 2003 in a friendly against Serbia and Montenegro...
Thomas Helmer
Thomas Helmer
Thomas Helmer is a former German footballer.His preferred playing position was sweeper, but he was primarily deployed as a central defender....
Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...
Olaf Marschall
Olaf Marschall
Olaf Marschall is a retired German footballer and a football sports manager.-Club career:Marschall's career started in the GDR at BSG Chemie Torgau and was soon transferred to 1. FC Lok Leipzig. There, he rose to stardom, becoming one of the most prolific scorers in the East German league and...
Jens Nowotny
Hans Pflügler
Hans Pflügler
Johannes Christian "Hansi" Pflügler is a former German footballer.He could either appear as a left or central defender and played solely for FC Bayern Munich.-Club career:...
Oliver Reck
Oliver Reck
Oliver Reck is a former German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.In a 20-year professional career, he was best known for his stints with Werder Bremen and Schalke 04, for whom he appeared in more than 500 official games combined, 471 in the Bundesliga alone.-Club career:Reck started his...
Michael Schulz
Michael Schulz
Michael Schulz is a retired German soccer player. He played 243 matches in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and 1. FC Kaiserslautern and scored eight goals....

Celebrities

Craig David
Craig David
Craig Ashley David is an English singer and songwriter. He has released five studio albums: Born to Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., Trust Me, Signed Sealed Delivered and a Greatest Hits album...
Angus Deayton
Angus Deayton
Gordon Angus Deayton is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian and broadcaster. He is best known for his role as Victor Meldrew's long-suffering neighbour Patrick Trench in the comedy series One Foot in the Grave...
Paddy McGuinness
Paddy McGuinness
Paddy McGuinness may refer to:* Paddy McGuinness , English stand-up comedian* Padraic McGuinness , Australian journalist- See also :...
Jimmy Nail
Jimmy Nail
James Bradford "Jimmy" Nail is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer....
Jim Rosenthal
Jim Rosenthal
Jim Rosenthal is a sports presenter on British television.-Early life:Rosenthal grew up in Oxford and attended Josca's Preparatory School before going to Magdalen College School...
Simon Webbe
Simon Webbe
Simon Solomon Webbe is an English singer-songwriter, actor and music manager. He is best known as a member of the British boyband Blue.-2001–2005: Early Career And Blue:...

In the matchday programme the celebrity guests were listed as part of the German squad, although on the day they turned out for the England team. Hartman, Helmer and Schultz played for the Germans but were not listed in the matchday programme squad. A Paule Benilich was listed in the match programme but did not feature in the German squad. Teddy Sheringham

Teddy Sheringham

Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester...

was listed for England in the matchday programme, but did not feature in the squad.

The captain of the 1990 German team Lothar Matthaus

Lothar Matthäus

led the German team in the charity replay. The England team featured Steve Hodge

Steve Hodge

Stephen Brian Hodge is a retired English footballer who enjoyed a high-profile club and international career in the 1980s and 1990s.- Playing career :...

, who was the only outfield England player not to have played in the original tournament, due to a late injury. Stuart Pearce

Stuart Pearce

, another member of the Italia '90 England team and former Newcastle United player, was unable to play in the game due to commitments as the present day England under-21 team

England national under-21 football team

England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....

manager. The Italia '90 England captain Terry Butcher

Terry Butcher

could not play due to a double knee replacement, but was instead a commentator for the match.

Kits, coaches, officials and broadcast

In the original Italia '90 game, England wore their white home kit, while West Germany wore a green patterned away shirt. For the charity replay, England wore a bespoke

Bespoke

Bespoke is a term employed in a variety of applications to mean an item custom-made to the buyer's specification...

all white kit, while Germany wore an all black kit. A special badge was worn by both teams. It was chosen by Sir Bobby from designs submitted by local schoolchildren, with the winning design incorporating a half and half design of the Flag of Germany

Flag of Germany

The flag of Germany is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: black, red, and gold....

and the Flag of England

Flag of England

The Flag of England is the St George's Cross . The red cross appeared as an emblem of England during the Middle Ages and the Crusades and is one of the earliest known emblems representing England...

, superimposed with the logo of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is a British cancer research charity which raises money to fund the early detection and treatment of cancer, and clinical trials of anti-cancer drugs...

.

Howard Wilkinson

Howard Wilkinson

Howard Wilkinson is a former English football player and manager, and has recently stepped down as a Non-Executive Director at Sheffield Wednesday after formerly relinquishing the chairman role to Milan Mandaric...

was manager of the England team. Lothar Matthaus

Lothar Matthäus

took the role of player manager for the Germans. Wilkinson picked 10 of his starting 11, while the final place was selected by an ITV phone vote before the game, with Rob Lee

Rob Lee

Robert Martin "Rob" Lee is a retired English footballer who played the majority of his career for Charlton Athletic and Newcastle United.-Charlton Athletic:...

being chosen over John Beresford

John Beresford (footballer)

John Beresford is a former English football player who played as a defender, who is currently a pundit for ITV Tyne Tees and ESPN.-Football career:...

and Steve Howey

Steve Howey (footballer)

. In the dugout for England were also John Carver

John Carver (footballer)

John William Carver is a former English footballer and current assistant manager of Newcastle United.-Biography:...

and Don Howe. Carver was Sir Bobby's assistant during his time at Newcastle. Howe was Sir Bobby's assistant in his early time at England.

The match was officiated by referee Dermot Gallagher

Dermot Gallagher

Dermot J. Gallagher is a retired English-based association football referee, who lives in Banbury, Oxfordshire. He refereed in the Premier League of English football until May 2007.-Career:...

, assisted by Martin Dexter, Chris Banks and Chris Lee. The game was to go to penalties if the result was a draw after 90 minutes.

The match was broadcast live on ITV4

ITV4

from 5.30pm, presented by Steve Rider

Steve Rider

Stephen Rider is an English sports presenter, and was the anchorman of ITV's football coverage, which included the Champions League, England Internationals, the FA Cup and the 2006 World Cup. He anchored ITV's Formula One coverage from 2006 to 2008, and football coverage from 2006 to April 2010...

, with match commentary by Clive Tyldesley

Clive Tyldesley

Clive Tyldesley is an English sports commentator, who since 1998 has been the main football commentator for ITV. He has commentated on eleven Champions League finals, five FA Cup Finals and numerous World Cup and European Championship matches.-Career:Tyldesley was born in Radcliffe, Bury,...

and Terry Butcher

Terry Butcher

. The Sir Bobby Robson Trophy was produced by Toast Entertainment Group under license for ITV Sport. The build up to the match was to be filmed as part of an upcoming documentary on Sir Bobby's life and career.

Pre-match ceremony

Sir Bobby attended the game in a wheelchair

Wheelchair

A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...

in defiance of his ailing health. After the formation of the team line-up and guard of honour on the pitch, Tenors Unlimited, a three man opera group, sang both national anthems. Sir Bobby was then wheeled into the ground. In an unplanned gesture he proceeded to shake hands with the assembled players and greet the honour guard. Sir Bobby was then presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Emerald UEFA

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

Order of Merit award (inscribed as the Ordre du Merite). After the award presentation Tenors Unlimited then performed a rendition of Nessun Dorma
Nessun dorma
Nessun dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto , who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot...

, which was the theme music for the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

1990 World Cup coverage. Sir Bobby then left the pitch to standing ovation from the crowd, who were singing Walking in a Robson Wonderland, a terrace song

Football chant

A football chant or terrace chant, is a song or chant sung at association football matches. They can be historic, dating back to the formation of the club, adaptations of popular songs, or spontaneous reactions to events on the pitch. They are one of the last remaining sources of an oral folk song...

dating from Robson's Newcastle management era. He was taken to his usual position in the Newcastle Director's Box to watch the match.

Summary


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ENGLAND:
1	Shilton Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
4	Walker Des Walker Desmond Sinclair "Des" Walker is a former England international footballer who is best remembered for his spells with Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday...
7	Lee Robert Lee Robert Lee may refer to:* Robert Lee, 4th Earl of Lichfield , British peer and politician* Robert Lee , Regius Professor of Midwifery, University of Glasgow* Robert E...
3	Wright
5	Steven Trevor Steven Trevor McGregor Steven is a football talent scout. He was formerly an England footballer who shot to fame with the successful Everton side of the 1980s....
6	Platt
19	Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne Paul John Gascoigne , commonly referred to as Gazza, is a retired English professional footballer.Playing in the position of midfield, Gascoigne's career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough, Everton and Gansu Tianma, where he scored at least a goal...
11	Barnes John Barnes (footballer) John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English football manager and former player.During his playing career, Barnes had successful periods at Watford and Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s, winning the First Division twice, the FA Cup twice, and playing for England 79 times...
8	Beardsley Peter Beardsley Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE is an English former footballer who played between 1979 and 1999. He once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain...
9	Shearer Alan Shearer Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
10	Ferdinand Les Ferdinand Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE is a former English footballer. His playing career included spells at Queens Park Rangers, Besiktas J.K., Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers F.C., during which period he earned a number of appearances for England...
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2	Hodge Steve Hodge Stephen Brian Hodge is a retired English footballer who enjoyed a high-profile club and international career in the 1980s and 1990s.- Playing career :...
12	Beasant Dave Beasant David John "Dave" Beasant, is a retired English football goalkeeper who began his career in the late 1970s. A well-travelled player, Beasant's former clubs include Wimbledon, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan...
14	Beresford John Beresford (footballer) John Beresford is a former English football player who played as a defender, who is currently a pundit for ITV Tyne Tees and ESPN.-Football career:...
15	Howey Steve Howey (footballer) Stephen Norman "Steve" Howey is a former footballer who played for the England national team. At club level, he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League, playing for Newcastle United, Manchester City, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and Hartlepool United...
16	Pallister Gary Pallister Gary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998...
17	Bracewell Paul Bracewell Paul Bracewell , in Heswall, Merseyside), but was brought up in Newport, Shropshire, is an English former international footballer who played as a midfielder, although his career was hampered by injuries as the years went by.-Career:...
18	Grayson Simon Grayson Simon Nicholas Grayson is a retired English footballer and current manager of Leeds United. He is the elder brother of cricketer Paul Grayson....
20	Thompson
21	David Craig David Craig Ashley David is an English singer and songwriter. He has released five studio albums: Born to Do It, Slicker Than Your Average, The Story Goes..., Trust Me, Signed Sealed Delivered and a Greatest Hits album...
22	Webbe Simon Webbe Simon Solomon Webbe is an English singer-songwriter, actor and music manager. He is best known as a member of the British boyband Blue.-2001–2005: Early Career And Blue:...
23	McGuinness Paddy McGuinness Paddy McGuinness may refer to:* Paddy McGuinness , English stand-up comedian* Padraic McGuinness , Australian journalist- See also :...
24	Deayton Angus Deayton Gordon Angus Deayton is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian and broadcaster. He is best known for his role as Victor Meldrew's long-suffering neighbour Patrick Trench in the comedy series One Foot in the Grave...
25	Rosenthal Jim Rosenthal Jim Rosenthal is a sports presenter on British television.-Early life:Rosenthal grew up in Oxford and attended Josca's Preparatory School before going to Magdalen College School...
26	Nail Jimmy Nail James Bradford "Jimmy" Nail is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer....
Manager:
Howard Wilkinson Howard Wilkinson Howard Wilkinson is a former English football player and manager, and has recently stepped down as a Non-Executive Director at Sheffield Wednesday after formerly relinquishing the chairman role to Milan Mandaric...

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WEST GERMANY:
1	Reck Oliver Reck Oliver Reck is a former German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.In a 20-year professional career, he was best known for his stints with Werder Bremen and Schalke 04, for whom he appeared in more than 500 official games combined, 471 in the Bundesliga alone.-Club career:Reck started his...
15	Hartmann Michael Hartmann (footballer) Michael Hartmann is a German football coach and a former player.-International career:Hartmann made his debut for the Germany national football team on 30 April 2003 in a friendly against Serbia and Montenegro...
4	Buchwald Guido Buchwald Guido Ulrich Buchwald is a German former football defender and manager.The best game of Buchwald's career was probably the final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup when he effectively marked the skilled footballer, Diego Maradona, earning him the nickname "Diego"...
7	Nowotny
3	Pflügler
6	Freund Steffen Freund Steffen Freund is a German former professional football player. He played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the manager of the German Under 16 football team.- Career :...
10	Matthaus Lothar Matthäus Lothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup... (c)
5	Helmer Thomas Helmer Thomas Helmer is a former German footballer.His preferred playing position was sweeper, but he was primarily deployed as a central defender....
8	Beinlich Stefan Beinlich Stefan "Paule" Beinlich is a retired German footballer, who played as a central midfielder.His main asset was a powerful long-range shot, and he often scored from free kicks; he was one of the first players from the country to play in the Premier League, although he would have little impact at...
12	Gaudino Maurizio Gaudino Maurizio Gaudino is a retired German football midfielder.He was capped five times for Germany in 1993 and 1994, and was in their squad for the 1994 World Cup....
9	Bobic
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2	Schulz Michael Schulz Michael Schulz is a retired German soccer player. He played 243 matches in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and 1. FC Kaiserslautern and scored eight goals....
11	Albertz Jörg Albertz Jörg Albertz is a retired German professional footballer. Between 1996 and 1998 he played three international games for the German national football team.-Career:...
14	Borowka
16	Marschall Olaf Marschall Olaf Marschall is a retired German footballer and a football sports manager.-Club career:Marschall's career started in the GDR at BSG Chemie Torgau and was soon transferred to 1. FC Lok Leipzig. There, he rose to stardom, becoming one of the most prolific scorers in the East German league and...
Manager:
Lothar Matthaus Lothar Matthäus Lothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...

First half

England started the game with a 3-4-1-2 formation, with Beardsley lying off of the two front men of Shearer and Ferdinand, while Germany started with a 4-3-2-1 formation with Bobic as the lone striker. The Germans kicked off the match, with England attacking the Leazes End of St James Park. The first goal of the game was relatively easy for the Germans, and came from a run by Helmer through the middle of the England defence, who after a one-two with Bobic, scored through the advancing Shilton's legs. In reply, immediately after the restart Shearer was given wrongly offside running onto a long pass from Beardsley in the England half. The first corner of the game was safely gathered by the German keeper on 7 minutes. On 12 minutes Shilton was forced to gather a long range shot from Matthaus, which was to be Shilton's last action in the game, having pulled a muscle in a kicked clearance after 2 minutes. Germany's second goal came on 18 minutes from a Bobic shot in the 6 yard box, latching onto a pass from Albertz on the touchline having taken advantage of space left by Trevor Steven in the right back position having picked up an injury, being substituted following the goal.

England replied to the early German goals with a long range shot over the bar from Lee, and Shearer, pouncing on a poor restart from the German goalkeeper could not convert the resulting chance, spectacularly mis-kicking his effort wide to the keeper's left. Shortly after, England's Grayson forced a save from the Germans running onto a pass from Shearer into the penalty box, although Grayson could not convert the rebound from the German keeper's initial block. On 22 minutes a naked streaker

Streaking

Streaking is the act of running nude through a public place.-History:On 5 July 1799, a Friday evening at 7 o'clock, a naked man was arrested at the Mansion House, London, and sent to the Poultry Compter...

invaded the pitch. Despite the invasion, play continued around the streaker as the Germans advanced, with a German player even inadvertently passing the ball toward him, and he was led away by stewards only after he wandered off the pitch. The resulting German attack saw Bobic head a chance to the left of the goal, while an immediate reply from England was a goal from Ferdinand, ruled offside. England manager Howard Wilkinson chose to counter the early German dominance, with an “infusion of energy”, bringing on Thompson and Beresford. An immediate return was the foul that led to England's first goal. Novotny lost control of an attempted pass by Thompson down the left inside channel to Shearer, and having lost the ball to Shearer brought him down outside the penalty box as he advanced on goal. From the resulting free kick taken by Thompson, Ferdinand scored for England with a header low and to the right of the German goalkeeper. The German reply forced a last minute block of a Beinlich effort from Walker.

The second England goal came on 32 minutes after Shearer, running onto a Ferdinand pass down the right channel, was adjudged to have been dragged back by Pflügler, well outside the penalty box. Thompson's resulting free kick beat the German wall and passed the outstretched German keeper high and to his left. Another immediate German reply saw a Bobic effort saved in front of goal, although he was ruled offside. On 34 minutes Albertz forced a block from Beasant having run through the England defenders onto a pass from Beinlich from inside the German half. A chance for England to lead the match for the first time came on 34 minutes, when Lee latched onto a poor German clearance and chipped the ball into Shearer who headed the ball back to Gascoigne, running into the centre of the penalty area. Instead of shooting however, Gascoigne passed it back to Shearer, whose saved shot was ruled offside. The first half ended with a free kick passing over the bar from Shearer, and the shot resulting from a long Shearer run into the box from the left wing blocked by Novotny.

Second half

The Germans started the second half with three fresh players and a returning Matthaus, the only German to be substituted in the first half. Immediately after the restart, a Shearer chance on goal was thwarted after the linesman blew for offside due to the retreating Ferdinand. The first 15 minutes of the second half were otherwise quiet, except for Beinlich missing a shot wide right on 51 minutes, having intercepted onto a poor pass out from Beasant. On 62 minutes, a Beardsley run into the box forced a blocked shot from Buchwald. After a foul by Lee on Borowka, the resulting free kick by Beinlich in a similar position to England's second goal passed over the bar. On 69 minutes a lobbed shot over the bar from Helmer from outside the penalty box came close for the Germans. Immediately afterwards, a long range Shearer shot forced a save from Reck diving down to his left.

Singer Craig David was the first celebrity brought into the game, bringing fresh legs into the England attack, and who on 72 minutes forced a save from Reck from a speculative shot along the ground. Howey then cleared the ball from Bobic lining up the clear chance of a header from just outside the 6 yard box. By 73 minutes, the Germans had switched to a 4-3-4 attacking formation to regain their lead, bringing immediate pressure, resulting in Beasant saving with a dive to his left from a Marschall shot, on a diagonal run in the box, and Bobic hitting the side netting from the resulting corner. Another scare for England came on 76 minutes when a Howey clearance on the line of a cross heading for Bobic looped straight into the air, but was safely collected by Beasant on the goal line. A minute later, a long range shot from Albertz hit the underside of the bar, bouncing back into play from the goal line, followed by Reck gathering the ball from the feet of Craig David at the other end of the pitch.

The decisive goal of the game came when Lee intercepted a German pass in the England half, and lofted a pass to Shearer making a run through the German centre-backs half way into their half. The chasing Novotny eventually brought down Shearer well inside the penalty box, with the referee deeming it to be a foul and a penalty, with the German adjudged to have taken 'ball and man' by the commentators. Shearer scored the resulting penalty past Reck's right hand side, who had guessed the correct way but could not reach the mid-height shot.

The immediate German response brought a block by Howey from an Albertz shot inside the penalty area, with Hodge also covering, and with Marschall later shooting wide. German pressure continued into the last ten minutes, Beresford blocked a Bobic volley at the last moment, and following that effort, Bobic seized on a poor Grayson back pass forcing a block from Beasant on 83 minutes, but headed the resulting rebound over the bar. An 86 minute dive from Shearer brought German protests, although the game ended precisely after 90 minutes of play with no stoppage time.

As match winners, the Bobby Robson trophy was lifted by Peter Beardsley

Peter Beardsley

and Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

, before the whole team performed a lap of honour of the stadium.

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Italia 90

Newcastle

Sir Bobby Robson Foundation

Announcement and build up

Squads

Kits, coaches, officials and broadcast

Pre-match ceremony

Summary

First half

Second half

Further reading

External links