FRANCE: ENGLISH SOCCER HERO SIR BOBBY CHARLTON REFLECTS ON HIS COUNTRY'S DEFEAT BY ARGENTINA IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE WORLD CUP

Record ID: 989078

  • Title: FRANCE: ENGLISH SOCCER HERO SIR BOBBY CHARLTON REFLECTS ON HIS COUNTRY'S DEFEAT BY ARGENTINA IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE WORLD CUP
  • Date: 2nd July 1998
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (JULY 2, 1998) 1. SIR BOBBY CHARLTON BEING INTERVIEWED 2. SIR BOBBY CHARLTON SAYS FIFA OFFICIALS TOLD HIM THE FIRST HALF WAS THE BEST THEY SEEN IN THIRTY YEARS OF THE WORLD CUP, THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THIS GAME AS BOTH TEAMS FELT THEY COULD GO THROUGH TO THE FINAL (ENGLISH) 3. DAVID BECKHAM WAS PETULANT AND SILLY AND DEPRIVED THE FANS BY ELIMINATING ENGLAND FROM THE WORLD CUP, BUT HE DOESN'T THINK HIS OFFENCE WAS DANGEROUS AND WARRANTED THE RED CARD (ENGLISH) 4. CHARLTON SPEAKS ABOUT THE PROMISE OF SCHOLES AND MICHAEL OWEN, AND SAYS OWEN IS SO FAST THE DEFENDERS CAN'T TACKLE HIM (ENGLISH) 5. CHARLTON SAYS THE CREAM HAS COME TO THE TOP, THE BRAZILIANS HAVE NOT DONE TOO MUCH WRONG, ARGENTINA AND FRANCE HAVE THE DESIRE TO GO THROUGH -- THE WINNER WILL PROBABLY COME FROM THOSE TEAMS (ENGLISH) 6. CHARLTON SAYS HE IS REALLY IMPRESSED BY VERON AND ORTEGA IN THE ARGENTINE TEAM, THEN ASSESSES THE FRENCH, BRAZILIAN, GERMAN AND DUTCH TEAM (ENGLISH) 7. CHARLTON TALKS ABOUT FANS WHO TRAVEL WIDELY TO SEE FOOTBALL AND AMONG THEM IS A SMALL MINORITY WHO ARE HOOLIGANS. THESE MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO JEOPARDISE ENGLAND'S CHANCES OF HOSTING A WORLD CUP IN THE FUTURE (ENGLISH) 8. CHARLTON BEING INTERVIEWED Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 16th July 1998 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
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  • Country: France
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