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11th Jun 2015

Italia ’90 hero Kevin Sheedy has been getting very nostalgic on Twitter today

And with good reason too

Eric Lalor

Kevin Sheedy, the man who scored against England 25 years ago today.

Today is the 25th anniversary of Ireland drawing 1-1 with England at the World Cup in Italia ’90.

Our goalscorer that day, and therefore, our first ever scorer at the World Cup, was Everton’s Kevin Sheedy.

He’s taking a trip down memory lane today on Twitter:

On this day, the 25th anniversary of our debut at the World Cup, we salute you Kevin Sheedy.