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Wally meets Peter Shilton: England's most capped player and Italia 90 star

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Pride is not the worst of sins. In fact, as Hollywood actor Gene Wilder surmised, it's one of the most interesting ones. And precisely 30 years on from England's closest shave with World Cup glory since 1966, Peter Shilton takes only pride in the effect it had on a nation's morale.

It ended, as it seemed to so often, at the hands of a familiar shoot-out nemesis, and Shilton missed out on a reunion with 'Hand of God' cheat Diego Maradona against Argentina in the final.

But when he bowed out, Shilton had a record 125 England caps and a joint record 10 clean sheets at the World Cup finals among his 1,390 appearances in professional football.

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