The triptych of dark paintings is complete. Bleak and desolate images stare out from each one.
First, there is Peter Shilton in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City at the 1986 World Cup, jumping to punch a looping ball that is flicked away from him by Diego Maradona‘s Hand of God.
Then, from the 1998 World Cup, there is David Beckham staring up at referee Kim Milton Nielsen after he has been worked over by Diego Simeone and has flicked out his foot at his opponent. There is dread and horror on Beckham’s face. He knows a red card is coming. He knows
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