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Cartoons and Diagrams, Part Two
Cartoon I: Photo From: France Football, Issue 2012, October 30, 1984Explanation: This cartoon shows Mark Hateley and Diego Maradona dueling before a Napoli and AC Milan match on October 21, 1984. The...
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Teams of the year, Part Four
France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by positionFrance Football’s Team of the YearYear 1981:Europe: West...
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When Calcio Ruled the Football World-A Personal Journey-Part 6 (1987/88)
The 1987/88 season started with Diego Maradona at the top of the World having led Napoli to their first Serie A title, one year after the World Cup triumph.The ban of acquiring new foreign players had...
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New Addition: Oriundis and Other Naturalized Internationals, Part one
A new addition about players who were from different nations and became citizens of their country of residence to become internationals.An Oriundo in particular refers to South Americans with Spanish...
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New Addition: Mysteries, Legends and Conspiracy Theories, Part one
A new addition about events that over the years have led to speculation without any clear cut answer1- Luisito Monti –The 1930 World Cup Final displayThere has been much speculation over the decades...
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New Addition: Managers/players as Journalists, Part one
A new addition about players and managers writing their own columnsTwo Columns and two answering letters columns by Former English star Trevor Brooking(Magazine / Language : World Soccer, February 1990...
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International Season- 1981/82, Part 3
The World CupItaly won their third World Cup by defeating West Germany, in a tournament where Brazil won the hearts.(Not much commentary is required as books have been written about the topic)Date:...
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New Addition: Teams on Tour-Part One
Brazil’s Tour of Europe (Spring 1978)(Note: I would like to once again thank http://theantiquefootball.comfor uploading this article...
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New Addition: Tournaments-Part one
The 1976 American Bicentennial Soccer Cup The American Bicentennial Soccer Cup was a summer tournament staged in the United States as a means of promoting Soccer in a fledgling Professional League.The...
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New Addition: Politics and The Game, Part one
A new addition about social and Political events’ impact on the sport1- The Falklands War and Osvaldo ArdilesArgentina’s Osvaldo Ardiles was an idol for the fans at England’s Tottenham Hotspur fro many...
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New Addition: The Beautiful Game on Celluloid, Part one
A new addition about Soccer related filmsSpoiler Alert: I assume most people have already seen these films, as a result I discuss the plot as much as I can. I will not try to go into every detail but...
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New Addition: The Best Players to never appear in a World Cup, Part one
A new addition about star players who for various reasons missed out on playing in the World Cup1- Fernando ChalanaPortuguese midfielder Fernando Chalana was at his height in the 70s and early 80s with...
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New Addition: The British Home Championship-Part One
The 1984 British Home ChampionshipIn 1984, the British Home Championship drew its last breath after a full Century of annual meetings between the Nations of the British Isles (Not including the years...
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Soccer Memories-Part 28
SV Hamburg and VfB Stuttgart: back in the dayThe near double relegation of SV Hamburg and VfB Stuttgart this past season took my memories back to more than thirty years earlier when both teams left an...
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Old team Photographs-Part 29c
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer(England squad, Top, left to right: Gary Winston Lineker, Peter Andrew Beardsley , Peter Reid, John Charles Bryan Barnes, Gary...
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Old team Photographs-Part 29d
Photo From: Guerin Sportivo-La Grande Storia Del Calcio Italiana-1925-1927(Bologna squad 1925/26, Top, left to right: Alberto Pozzi, Bernardo Perin, Giuseppe Della Valle, Angelo Schiavio, Giuseppe...
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Old team Photographs-Part 29e
Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 33, August 2000(Italy Olympics squad, 1936, Top, left to right: Vittorio Pozzo (Manager), Niccolini, Annibale Frossi, Carlo Biagi, Libero Marchini, Francesco Gabriotti,...
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Old team Photographs-Part 29f
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer(Argentina squad, August 30, 1927, Lipton Cup, Argentina 0-Uruguay 1)Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 7, 1978(Sweden squad, Top, left...
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Old team Photographs-Part 29g
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer(West Germany squad, Top, left to right: Uwe Seeler, Hans Tilkowski, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Franz Beckenbauer, Willi Schulz,...
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Old team Photographs-Part 29h
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer(USA squad, Top, left to right: John Stollmeyer, Bruce Murray, Mike Windischmann, John Doyle, Eric Wynalda, Tony Meola,Bottom,...
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