On this day in 1990, EVERYONE was wearing this shirt...

The day after Kevin Sheedy scored against England…

TWENTY-FOUR YEARS ago yesterday, Kevin Sheedy put the ball in the English net in the qualifying rounds of Italia 90.

The day after, everyone who had one was wearing one of these:

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And d’you remember THESE?

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Never forget, indeed.

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On this day in 1990, EVERYONE was wearing this shirt...

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