Few rivalries in world football carry the weight of history, politics, and raw emotion that Argentina versus England does — and Javier Zanetti, who lived through some of its most defining moments, wants to set the record straight on one of its most talked-about episodes.
Zanetti Reveals the Truth Behind Argentina's Infamous England Bus Celebration at France 98

Few rivalries in world football carry the weight of history, politics, and raw emotion that Argentina versus England does — and Javier Zanetti, who lived through some of its most defining moments, wants to set the record straight on one of its most talked-about episodes.
The former Argentina captain was part of the squad that famously banged on the windows of the England team bus following their last-16 victory at the 1998 World Cup in Saint-Étienne. For years, the gesture has been interpreted by some as deliberate provocation. Zanetti flatly rejects that reading.


