Today in News History
On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1885, Andrzej Gawroński, Polish linguist and academic (died 1927) was born. In 1899, Jean Moulin, French soldier and engineer (died 1943) was born. In 1921, Pancho Segura, Ecuadorian tennis player (died 2017) was born. In 1942, The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. In 1953, Willy Rampf, German engineer was born. In 1975, Daniel Zítka, Czech footballer was born. In 1977, Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player was born. In 1982, Vasili Berezutski, Russian footballer was born. In 1997, Bálint Kopasz, Hungarian sprint canoeist was born. In 2010, Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (born 1943) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
‘That penalty changed my life’: Panenka’s pride 50 years on from special spot-kick
Czech’s audacious defiance of Sepp Maier in Belgrade has slipped into football folklore: ‘The only disadvantage is that I don’t get any royalties from it’Antonin Panenka laughs like a bear might, a low rumble, suggesting mischief among the memories. He is sat in an office at Bohemians football club in Prague, recounting the story of his impudent, revolutionary penalty that not only won the 1976 European Championship for Czechoslovakia against West Germany but soured his relationship with the goalkeeper his spot-kick humiliated, Sepp Maier. “He went 35 years without uttering a single word to me,” he smiles.But the feud went much deeper. “I read some articles that he even had a shooting target in his garage with my face on it that he used to fire darts at. We get on well enough now though.” Continue reading...
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