Tag Archives: Terry Venables

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Terry Venables, the manager who saved English football from parochialism

Terry Venables was so popular with the Euro 96 generation that England’s senior players were constantly discussing his return to the country’s radioactive tracksuit. Has Glenn Hoddle been sacked? “Bring Terry back.” Will Kevin Keegan resign in the Wembley toilets? “Let Venners back in.” There are only echoes of this now, but for decades after… Read More »

Infamous evening at the MCG defined Terry Venables’ Socceroos tenure

Terry Venables was a football romantic who made every player feel like a star

Terry Venables, former coach of England, Spurs and Barcelona, passed away at the age of 80

Charismatic coach who almost brought football home

Terry Venables will forever be remembered as the manager who led the summer when football came home. The charismatic mogul, who has died aged 80, had a colorful and controversial career; The highlight of this was undoubtedly England reaching the European Championship final on home soil in 1996 via penalty shoot-out. This fixture was his… Read More »