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Glenn Hysén is one of Swedish football’s foremost.
And he never forgets when he got the chance to play alongside Diego Maradona himself.
– You only get to be a part of this once in your life, he described the “Match of the Century”.
The good one Glenn Hysen has been involved in most things over the years. He has written sports history with a masterful effort at Wembley that gave an impossible sixth grade, he has played football in Florence and Liverpool, won the Uefa Cup twice with IFK Göteborg and competed in “Let’s Dance” and “Farmen”.
Glenn & Diego
But what probably stands out the most is the time the Gothenburg citizen got the chance to play in the same team as himself Diego Maradona during a single match. The year was 1987 and both Hysén and Maradona were at the peak of their careers when they would suddenly be mentioned in the same sentence.
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Because when the English league celebrated 100 years and invited the “Match of the Century” at Wembley, some of the world’s best players were flown to England. At the national stadium Wembley, the best players in English football would meet a world team in a historic exhibition match.
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“Once in a lifetime”
Glenn Hysén was summoned together with the back colleague Peter Larsson and legendary players who Preben Elkjaer, Michel Platini, Gary Lineker, Osvaldo Ardiles, Bryan Robson, Peter Shilton and Diego Maradona was invited.
– This is something that you only get to be a part of once in your life. And playing at Wembley is probably the best thing you can do, Glenn said about being able to represent the world team in an interview with Expressen.
– It’s probably the biggest thing that can happen to one. Yes, it’s clear, you can win a WC final, said Peter Larsson jokingly.
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All focus was of course on Maradona, who was due to return to England just a year after sending the country out of the 1986 World Cup with the controversial ‘Hand of God’ goal. The big talking point was also the huge price sum that the Argentine would receive for playing the exhibition match, namely a whopping 900,000 kroner, which means 10,000 per minute.
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While the two Swedes were rumored to only receive 50,000 kroner in salary to play with the world team.
– I know how much I get – but I don’t know if it’s official…, Glenn Hysén said mysteriously to the evening newspaper.
– I actually don’t know… I’m an amateur too, said Peter Larsson with a laugh and he was also the only amateur player in the world team.
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