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Once Upon a Time....-Part 3 (Didier Six: The Misunderstood Footballing Nomad)
Didier Six: The Misunderstood Footballing Nomad There are players in History who have been lucky to be at the right place (club) at the right time. Their presence in these crucial moments at these...
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Soccer Memories-Part 33-Portugal Futebol in the Modern Era: From Eusbio to...
Unlike its Iberian Neighbor Spain, Football took some to have a significant impact on its culture and psyche.For decades International Football would be restricted to a handful of matches per year...
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New Addition: World Cup Stories –Part 1 (The First World Cup 1930)-part a
Note: Since uploading this section, I have been informed of some errors/edits/additions by the writer of excellent blog dedicated to the 1930 World Cuphttp://worldcup1930project.blogspot.co.uk/-The...
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New Addition: World Cup Stories –Part 1 (The First World Cup 1930)-part b
After July 22nd, 1930The Designate semifinalists were numbered accordingly:1-Argentina, 2-USA, 3-Uruguay, 4-YugoslaviaThe draw was made by individuals not assisting the draw.After the first draw was...
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Compendium to the 1930 World Cup-part 1
World Cup 1930 SquadsArgentina:Goalkeepers:Angel Bossio (Club Atlético Talleres Remedios De Escalada)Juan Botasso (Club Atlético Argentino de Quilmes) Defenders:Jose Della Torre (Racing Club de...
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Compendium to the 1930 World Cup-part 2
1930 World Cup Matches:Group 1:July 13, 1930France 4-Mexico 1World Cup-Group 1 Venue: Montevideo-Estadio Pocitos, UruguayAttendance: 4,000Referee: Domingo Lombardi(Uruguay) Linesmen: Gilberto De...
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Compendium to the 1930 World Cup-part 3
Group 3:July 14, 1930Romania 3-Peru 1World Cup-Group 3Venue: Montevideo -Estadio Pocitas, UruguayAttendance: 2,000Referee: Alberto Warnken (Chile)Linesmen: Johannes (John) Langenus (Belgium), Francisco...
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New Addition: Stanley Rous Cup-Part 1 (1985)
A new five part series on the Stanley Rous Cup that was played between 1985 through 1989.The Rous Cup was formed out of the ashes of the Home Championship. The Home Championship had drawn its last...
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September 6, 1989-Belgium 3-Portugal 0-World Cup Qualifying
September 6, 1989Belgium 3-Portugal 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifying -Group 7Venue: Bruxelles-Stade du Heysel (Brussels- Heizelstadion)Attendance:30,000Referee: Alexey Spirin (USSR)Goalscorers: (Belgium):...
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Trivia and Facts-Part 45
1-In November 1983, Borussia Moenchengladbach’s Lothar Matthaus crashed his Mercedes 190E into a Transmission Tower (Electrical Pylon), while driving at 60 km/h.After the incident he hid in a nearby...
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Old Match photographs-Part 34a
Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 252, November 27, 1975(Teofilo Cubillas and Valdir Peres, September 30, 1975, Copa America, Brazil 1-Peru 3)Photo From: LIBRO DEL FUTBOL, Fasciculo 10,...
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Old Match Photographs-Part 34b
Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 21, July 1999(Lazio’s Christian Vieri, 1998/99)Photo From: 82 – Coop(USSR’s Yuri Gavrilov)Photo From: World Soccer, Summer 2000(Belgium’s Geert Verheyn)Photo From: World...
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Old Match Photographs-Part 34c
Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 17, May 1978(Denmark and Borussia Moenchengladbach’s Allan Simonsen)Photo From: Miroir du Football, Issue 250, October 23, 1975(Eberhardt Vogel’s decisive...
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Old Match Photographs-Part 34d
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Daniel Antonio Escobar Riquelme)(Instituto Atletico Central Cordoba’s Osvaldo Ardiles, Mario Kempes and...
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Old Match Photographs-Part 34e
Photo From: France Football, Issue 2358, June 18, 1991(Brazil defender Ricardo Raimundo Gomes during the 1990 World Cup)Photo From: France Football, Issue 2260, August 1, 1989(Romanian duo of Tudorel...
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Old match photographs-Part 34f
Photo From: World Soccer, August 1966(River Plate’s Oscar Mas)Photo From: Voetbal International Goal, Nummer 32, August 5-10, 1974(Barcelona’s foreign trio, Johan Cruyff, Hugo Sotil and Johan...
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Old match Photographs-Part 34g
Photo From: Miroir du Football , Issue 249, October 8, 1975(Dinamo Kiev’s Oleg Blokhin and Leonid Burjak)Photo From: LIBRO DEL FUTBOL, Fasciculo 12, 1974(West Germany’s Uwe Seeler)Photo From: Guerin...
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Old Team photographs-Part 34a
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Daniel Antonio Escobar Riquelme)(Argentinos Juniors squad 1971, with a 11 year old Diego Maradona in the...
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Old Team photographs-Part 34b
Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 640 (Number 18), April 29-May 5, 1987(AS Roma squad, 1986/87)Photo From: Football Magazine, Issue 38, March 1963(Olympique Marseille squad, French Cup winners...
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Old team Photographs-Part 34c
Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Daniel Antonio Escobar Riquelme)(Real Zaragoza squad 1977)Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 35, October...
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