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Revealed! What David Seaman said after Ronaldinho's infamous free-kick sealed England’s 2002 World Cup exit

David Seaman concedes for England against Brazil in the 2002 World Cup.

Former Leeds United and England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn has revealed what he and David Seaman spoke about in the immediate aftermath of the Three Lions’ 2002 World Cup exit. 

Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side squared off against a star-studded Brazil side in the quarter-final in Shizuoka, Japan, in a match that was settled by a looping long-range Ronaldinho free-kick which caught Seaman flatfooted as the ball went in off the underside of the bar. 

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