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The town of Hostun probably isn’t that high on the list of destinations for many football tourists. There’s no giant arena, there are no superstar footballers to attract large crowds and the club that plays its football there are little...
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Standing at six foot three inches, George Finidi was one of Nigeria’s most exciting talents of the 1990s. He was regarded as one of the best number 7s in the game, following his Champions League win with Ajax and described...
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In January 2001, Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond was tasked with reducing the club’s wage bill. Soon, full-back Dan Petrescu and forward duo Benito Carbone and Stan Collymore were transfer-listed. The latter, a former England international, had only signed in...
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Known as ‘Jopie’ in and around his neighbourhood, Cruyff never lived more than a couple of minutes away from the De Meer Stadion, in Betondorp. The family moved once after his father Manus’ death in 1959, but Johan lived at...
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Stood in a pub in Camden on the evening of May 22, 2010, there was a sense of disbelief amongst us. Just a few hours earlier we had witnessed something quite remarkable. Blackpool Football Club had beaten Cardiff City in...
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