Dio mio, this news is very sad, Luciano Pavarotti has died at 71. He always had such a wicked smile. And how can you hear him sing Nessun Dorma without thinking of Gazza’s tears, Roger Milla’s dance, Rudi Voeller’s hair filled with spit, and Waddle’s mission to send the first football to Mars? And I loved his work with the Three Tenors (or 30 Quid as they preferred to be known). Arrivederci, il nostro amico Pavarotti.

Originally posted at 20six.co.uk/petescully