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Daily Mirror
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Mike Walters

Remembering Bobby Moore's golden smile and roguish charm on 30th anniversary of death

Bobby Moore's last appearance at Wembley was in the radio commentary box as England hit San Marino for six.

It was the night when the fans turned on John Barnes and manager Graham Taylor made a stand against unacceptable racist abuse by reprimanding one patron sat near the dugout, glowering: “You're talking about another human being, so just watch your language.”

England eventually won 6-0, a flurry of late goals suppressing the air of mutiny despite David Platt's penalty miss denying him the chance to equal Malcolm Macdonald's record of five goals in a single Three Lions international. Moore looked jaundiced and ill as he shuffled down the steps after his final broadcast on the Capital Gold airwaves, but he was still gracious enough to stop and deliver his verdict on an unconvincing rout for an eager hack's vox pop.

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