It might have been a quarter of a century ago but to Colin Hendry it seems just like yesterday.
Well, you’re not likely to forget the biggest match of your career are you? Certainly, the passage of time hasn’t clouded the memory of the man who is now 57 but at the time was at the peak of his physical and playing powers. And he had to be. Hendry was about to go toe to toe with Ronaldo - not the preening peacock currently strutting around Saudi, but the original version; the best player on the planet and the star of the reigning champions, whom fate had decreed would begin the defence of their crown against Scotland in the Stade de France as the 1998 World Cup got under way.
The world had watched Hendry leading his team onto the pitch 90 minutes before kick-off in full Highland regalia. He was nicknamed Braveheart and all that was missing from his craggy features was the woad.
