James McHugh
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Appearances Over Time
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Yeah.
It is overshadowed by the British Hiroshima and the British Nagasaki.
Yeah.
The invasion of the Falklands Islands in April 1982.
A century-defining war crime.
Yes.
Biggest injustice to any century.
We live in the shadow of the Falklands Islands to this day, as we've said.
The British government have to consider if they would participate in a supporting event alongside the aggressor.
I mean, yeah.
uh it's a tough question there were calls for a boycott yeah as as there would be but then thatcher goes will it hang on that's not if we boycott then you're basically giving it yeah they've won haven't they um so thatcher says well it'd be good for morale so they send look at her there resplendent sports washing kevin keegan on the left yeah great brian may
So now in 82, Maradona gets kicked to shit.
It's 82 where there's a photo of him going through the Belgian team.
There's an iconic photo of that 86.
Yeah.
There's a photo of all the Belgian defenders and he's like... He gets kicked a lot.
Yes.
23 fouls committed against him in one game.
And so what had happened...
in the Falklands is that Maradona thinks he's, he's playing, uh, for, for the boys.