With the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar in full swing, we're looking back at previous tournaments, recalling any Newcastle United connections, and remembering what else was going on in those years. So far, we've covered the finals from 1950 to 1986.
We've reached 1990. It was a year which away from football saw the resignation of Margaret Thatcher, the re-unification of East and West Germany, and Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. But, for many, 1990 remains vivid in the memory for that year’s dramatic World Cup finals in Italy.
At the time, it proved to be England’s best showing in the tournament since 1966. It also foreshadowed profound changes in English football which would see the imminent arrival of the all-powerful Premier League and Sky TV.
