The former England players on ‘scraps’ in Spain and the planned golden goal celebration that never came to pass
It is probably the greatest goal celebration that never happened. “It was one of those things when you are messing about and had kind of been mentioned in passing,” says Darren Anderton. “We all knew the new format of golden goal and we all thought: ‘Wouldn’t it be hilarious just to run off the pitch?’”
Eighty seconds of extra time in the Euro 96 semi-final between England and Germany had elapsed when the Tottenham midfielder’s big moment arrived. Reaching Steve McManaman’s pass just before Andreas Köpke, Anderton watched in despair as the ball cannoned off the inside of a post and somehow ended in the goalkeeper’s arms.
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