Amidst the barkers, pun junkies and “halftime two” sayers, it was a pleasure to listen to Béla Réthy. Shortly before leaving, he once again showed all his reporter skills.
When Béla Réthy commented on an international match on ZDF for the first time, a 1-1 draw between Tunisia and Germany on September 22, 1993, the German team lined up as follows: Illgner, Matthäus, Kohler, Schulz, Buchwald, Effenberg, Ziege, Gaudino , Bein, Möller, Riedle. Trainer: Berti Vogts. It was a different era of football, as you can see from the excerpts on YouTube: there were no player names on the back of the jersey. The football boots were still black. The players didn’t have their necks or temples shaved, but wore mustaches, like Uwe Bein and some Tunisians. Lothar Matthäus played Libero.