World Cup memories for Hayley McQueen begin on her 10th birthday with her father engrossed in the draw for Italia 90 as it slowly unfolded on the Teletext news service in the days before Sky Sports News.
Others include a holiday in Florida six months later, with the tournament in full swing and Gordon, a legend of Leeds, Manchester United and Scotland cheering for England to lose.
The next day, the McQueen family were at Disney World when they bumped into United’s Steve Bruce, who was dismayed by England’s performance and complaining about a noisy hotel neighbour whooping and hollering in support
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