Lothar Matthaus was frightened at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in 1990 – not of facing Diego Maradona, who he raves about, but of the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy. “I was afraid of dropping it!” he admitted.In that Final, Matthaus revealed, “I was having some problems with my boots.
The sole cracked and I had to play the second half with completely new boots.”Fortunately, it was like a home game for West Germany: “The Italians were supporting Germany, since Argentina had knocked Italy out in the semi-finals, and Diego Maradona wasn't exactly popular in Rome either.”In a candid chat with FIFA.com, Matthaus also discusses feeling sorry for England’s Chris Waddle and other defeated opponents, and his World Cup legacy.