40 Years Of Hurt - England World Cup 2006

Can it really be 8 years since I made this? One of many "fan made" videos I created around the World Cup 2006 for various clients, this one was done just for "fun" at the time England fell out of the tournament.

Originally published under an alias the day after and "seeded", it's one of my personal faves, as the subtle movements on screen match the sentiment and lyrics of the brilliant David Ford track "I Don't Care What You Call Me". It got to over 200k views before being taken off YouTube by FIFA.

It was removed from YouTube in 2008 due to copyright infringement claim though most of the footage was actually ripped straight from the BBC's own "highlights" package, that featured an obscure Pet Shop Boys track (I think).