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Olvídate de los Juegos Olímpicos y todo lo demás. La gente de todo el planeta recuerda dónde estaba cuando se disputaron los partidos más importantes del Mundial. La conexión entre «El rey Lear» y el Mundial de 1966 es poco conocida, sobre todo porque solo afectó a muy pocas personas en un internado que ya no existe. Me habían seleccionado por sorpresa para actuar en la representación escolar de «El rey Lear» (sí, interpreté al Bufón; sí, me encasillaron en ese papel). El día…
Forget the Olympic and the rest. People across the planet remember where they were for their biggest World Cup matches
The connection between King Lear and the 1966 World Cup is little known, mainly because it affected very few people at a now defunct boarding school. I had been a surprise selection to act in the school’s production of Lear (yes, I played the Fool; yes, I was typecast). The day before one of the performances I fell and twisted something and was a doubtful starter for a part that required a lot of dashing about.
Matron prescribed sleeping pills. That night England were playing Mexico in that now-sanctified tournament – almost a must-win after a goalless start against Uruguay. I went to bed early, tucked my transistor under the pillow to hear the commentary, went spark out and only heard the result next morning: England 2 Mexico 0. The rest is national history.
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