Відео

Far better time to be involved and watching football. Clubs and fans have sold themselves to the money devil nowadays and the game is full of foreigners.

No way

0:40 What's goin' on here??

Mancini was a character and a half. Real wit. Represented the Republic of Ireland even though he'd never been there in his life and didn't know what the Irish anthem sounded like. 🇮🇪

That goal by Mick Channon.....why is that skill somehow more compelling to watch than a lot of the incredible skills today. Apart from the goal itself, there's something to be said for a goal to be seen from just one angle, just one camera. As if you were there! Like so many classic goals from the 70s and 80s that are etched in the memory because of only having one viewpoint.

The old ITV Sport logo of S was from 68-90 wasn't it?

Proper sports programme music 👍

Nottm Forest,unbeatable in the snow

aagh i so miss them days,a much happier time for all

so the corner lines on a football pitch look like a B1 Stealth Bomber - a brilliantly imaginative connection!

There were two themes tunes to this programme,1982 to 1986,[this video and 1986 to 1990.] In the days of Regional ITV LWT produced World of Sport because London Weekend Television was the London Broadcaster. Weekdays THAMES who therefore had to produce and make the theme tunes for Medweek Sports Special. THAMES TELEVISION also produced SPORTSWORLD when ITV started 24 hour television from 1985 -1987 and was the first programme to show European Football Highlights. But with the start of Pan-European Satellite Broadcasters like SCREENSPORT 1985-1993 and EUROSPORT 1989-1991 SKY EUROSPORT TF1 France 1991 -on wards this soon came an irleveance. Both Medweek Sport Special themes are on You Tube somewhere. A former disabled carer from the New Forest. GOD BLESS!

Remember it well. Happy days....

The Black girl at .40 won goal of the month in Germany that month ..

This is called "International Event" by Keith Mansfield from an old KPM Library Production Album KPM1098 called Progress And Prestige, Volume 2.

Kevin mcnally ??

The best theme was the one on the Brighton v Nottingham Forest (Littlewoods Cup) 1986/87 video

Who is the ref at 0:20? Familiar but I can't quite place him! Can anyone help?

Davehard99. I believe its "la soiree".

I can't stand football, but I liked the music, and Brian Moore was peerless.

Brilliant theme tune, very 'Doctor in The House', classic 70,s!!

Thanks, Shaun! I know Preston Nob End were one of his clubs, but wasn't sure when... I had best check Google, from time to time! ;-)

@ninjaradish He was managing Preston North End between 1977-81. He later coached at WBA with Norman Hunter when Johnny Giles was manager in 1984-85.

0:19 WTF are they doing?

John Burridge was a class goalie. A bit shorter than many others he was still an excellent goalkeeper. In the off-season he used to keep fit by working as a hod carrier for brickies. Go on son!

what i would give to go back to those times. i was born in 1965

@BetaCam200 Good question!

rodney marsh looks fed up on 0:13

i think this match was played at home park plymouth

Yes that was Budgie Burridge and correct with Selhurst Park

@southlondon63 Too right, mate. The official theme tune of being allowed to stay up late on a school night.

this theme song reminds me of the Nottingham Forest glory years and their european cup days,what a team

@kingofthedammed ah that'll be why then cheers.

When the goalie does the handstand is that Selhurst park?...if it is John Burridge it would make sense

sounds a bit Jeff Wayne's war of the worlds to me

Hi There Coventry won the first leg 3-2 with a last minute goal West Ham won the second leg 2-0, they also got a last minute goal

they used to have this music on the rodox porno films in the seventies

had to laugh when I saw that ridiculous goal staring at 0:28. It looks as if it's against Scotland, was it Wales scoring?

@fodsaks One of the best comments made on youtube. completely agree entirely with your view on this. elequently put. id only add one other word - sanitised. Thanks. ATVmidlands

I was at that match - Liverpool v St Etienne - and arrive home just in time for the opening sequence. Great night.

@converse91970 This is confirmed in the The Big Match wiki entry.

Strangely enough, this theme tune was also used in an American porn film called Frat House, made around the late 70s/early eighties. It was very catchy and I was sad when ITV decided to replace it with a new one around 1979-80. Anybody know who wrote it????

@SeventiesMania i remember that tune as well. put it this way if this turgid effort played at my funeral, EVEN ID WALK OUT!!

This could just as easily have served as the theme to any ITV sitcom, possibly starring Jack Smethurst or Alfie Bass. In fact all ITV football themes sounded like this pre-Jeff Wayne, I've got the 1978 WC theme and compared to BBC's latin guitar effort, it's all beer and chips and Harold Wilson lol.

@AglishWD the one with swirling strings as the climax? I can't find it on UA-cam anywhere.

@drrrink00 Yes, there was a better one from about 1982 onwards, mainly associated with Steve Rider and European finals such as Spurs in the UEFA and Everton in CWC. Still trying to find that one. This theme sounds like it's going to turn into Russ Abbot's Atmosphere.

@rko123jja and best!

I can't look at Terry Mancini without giggling. A better haircut even than Mick Miller & always with a smile. TOP BLOKE TERRY!

@ooeyb I could be wrong but I think I found out somewhere that it was called "Cheeky Bird" and was written by Don Harper, the same guy that produced the World of Sport theme. It was only used for the 1972/73 season before being replaced by David Ordini's La Soiree. Happy to stand corrected!

.....when a european football night meant something......