shout. Not even the BBC remembers that England reached the European Championship final against Sweden in 1984.
Something the captain at the time, Carol Thomas, reacts to strongly.
Thomas wrote: “My UEFA medal displayed in the Football Museum is clearly fake.”
Ahead of this year’s EC Championship, Sportbladet spoke with Pia Sundhage to relive the 1984 final in Leeds.
To this day, it is Sweden’s latest gold medal in football.
Sundhage, who won the shooting tournament and will prove to be a decisive role in the final against England, remembers the euphoria of the team awaiting him, determination and quality. However, the match itself…
We should talk about the Gang of 84.
– Bad shit. muddy. The only player I remember well was Anna Svengebe in midfield. Then I remember taking a cold shower when they scored 1-0, she says harshly.
The match was decided by a penalty shootout with Sundhage scoring the decisive goal. She believes there hasn’t been much talk in general about the achievement.
You guys talk a lot about the Gang of 94, gentlemen. There, we pressed and thought maybe you should talk about the 84th gang as well, says Sundhage and explains that the union finally organized a reunion several years ago.
“Cricky…”
It seems that even the English media find it difficult to remember the match. In the transcript of the BBC match after England’s quarter-final victory over Spain, the site wrote that the national team had “reached the final before, EC 2009”.
Carol Thomas, Captain in 1984, reacts forcefully to Oblivion.
Thomas wrote on Twitter: “Geez, people are wondering why we bother…” He adds sarcastically:
“Of course 1984 does not count and the two UEFA medals displayed in the Football Museum are clearly fake.”
The BBC has now updated the text with the correct facts.