tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213221449000331725.post3760968847209442334..comments2024-03-18T16:37:37.520-07:00Comments on Fighting Talk by Mark Metcalf : The 1963 Roker Park battle between Charlie Hurley and John Charles Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06716887628697814090noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213221449000331725.post-47680174449603640102013-12-30T03:42:05.856-08:002013-12-30T03:42:05.856-08:00John Charles was the only British player to win th...John Charles was the only British player to win the hearts of the Italian fans while he played for Juventus. I saw Charles and Hurley play and rate Charles as the better, if only because he was also a top-class centre-forward as well as a centre-half. <br />His biggest disappointment was being injured when Wales played Brazil in the World Cup of 1958. Wales had a good side in those days and might just have knocked out the Brazilians but with the score 0-0 a young lad scored a scruffy mis-kicked winner, his first ever World Cup goal. His name was Pele. Bald Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966185929312230607noreply@blogger.com