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Esqueça as Olimpíadas e o resto. Pessoas em todo o planeta se lembram de onde estavam durante os jogos mais importantes da Copa do Mundo. A conexão entre o Rei Lear e a Copa do Mundo de 1966 é pouco conhecida, principalmente porque afetou pouquíssimas pessoas em um internato que já não existe mais. Eu tinha sido escolhido de surpresa para atuar na montagem escolar de “Rei Lear” (sim, interpretei o Bobo da Corte; sim, fui escalado para um papel típico). Naquele dia…
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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