7:04pm Friday 24th April 2009 SIR Bobby Robson today applauded the players who are to replay the 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and
Germany in Newcastle this summer. ”It’s very special for me now, all these years later, to know we’re all pulling together with the same aim, as the same team, fighting cancer. Sir Bobby, now fighting a battle against cancer for the fifth time, said: “I’m thrilled at the prospect of re-uniting my 1990 England squad in support of my charity. “It will be a pleasure to see them together again and hopefully this time we’ll get the result we want against Germany.” ”I am very grateful to my former players who are coming up to Newcastle to help us raise money for my charity. ”I’m also very appreciative of the efforts of the German players who have so much further to travel.
”During the World Cup we all had the same aim and that was to win the tournament – but we were on opposing sides.