Advent 15

Favourite sporting moments is perhaps for another year but I do have to include the coverage of the 1970 World Cup Final in any list of television monuments. I was just too young to take on board the 66 World Cup but by 70 I was an avid follower - sticker albums, Esso coins, wall charts, the lot. I watched the big games in the company of Mr Gould down the road because he had a a colour tele and he had played for QPR. Colour television took another dozen years to reach the Roberts household.

I am at heart a rugby man but the 'beautiful game' soubriquet is earned by football such as that played by 1970's Brazil. Enjoy in particular the poetry in motion of the final goal.