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Mark White

Davide Gualtieri reveals how he was voted Man of the Year - all because of a record-breaking goal against ENGLAND

Davide Gualtieri.

San Marino hero Davide Gualtieri has told FourFourTwo that he was welcomed as "a hero" – despite scoring one of the most humiliating goals that the Three Lions ever conceded.

Gualtieri netted less than 10 seconds into a game against England in Bologna 30 years today, in a match that England needed to win by seven clear goals to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. It was a moment that marked a real low in Graham Taylor's era – but according to Gualtieri, he received a great response for his golden moment.

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