“It appeared hours before Wales were due to play Denmark in the last 16 of Euro 2020.”
Emblazoned on the side of a building… the stunning mural… was widely praised for its artistic and societal merits.”
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Emblazoned on the side of a building… the stunning mural… was widely praised for its artistic and societal merits.”
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"What is little known is that @unifycreative_ was inspired by what many Welsh football fans will tell you is one of the greatest photographs… of any football player, Welsh or otherwise – Wales defender, George Berry resplendent in his Admiral kit."
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"The photograph of Berry, taken as he lined up to make his international debut in a 2-0 defeat to West Germany on May 2, 1979 in a Euro 1980 qualifier, is iconic…"
"So iconic is the image of the Wales defender in his Admiral track top it is still influencing stylish clothing all these years, having been transformed into an illustration on a t-shirt by @spiritof58wales, the clothing company so closely associated with the Red Wall."
"George Berry is remembered with much love and fondness by supporters of Wolves and Stoke City, where he is something of a cult hero…
His legacy, however, looms large, nowhere more so than a mural on the side of a building in Cardiff."
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His legacy, however, looms large, nowhere more so than a mural on the side of a building in Cardiff."
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