FIFA World Cup 2022: Greatest show on Earth returns
At its best and its worst, the FIFA World Cup is more thrilling than any other event can conjure up. A live performance unequalled in its vigour and trickery, the thralling geometry of its movement a mere foil to the violent earnestness of its combat. From 1930 to 2022, from Pele to Zidane to Mbappe, here's a walk down the lanes of the history of the beautiful game
By: Madhu Kapparath
1994
Rock the cradle
Two days before the quarter finals against Netherlands in the 1994 Cup, the Brazilian forward Bebeto had heard of the birth of his son Mattheus in Rio. After Bebeto scored to put Brazil up 2-0 in scorching Dallas, he raced to the sideline and rocked his hands back and forth, as if cradling a baby. Teammates Romario and Mazino joined in. Birthing a new gesture of celebration made Bebeto a household name
