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Squandered – Panathinaikos 1964-65

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Bulgaria 1967 – Gatecrashing Europe

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Through the Lens of Henk Blansjaar – Be Quick 1887

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Italy’s Last Foreigner Standing

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Dettmar Cramer – Maker of Modern Japan

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December 17, 2025

Deceased Eleven 2025

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October 21, 2025

The Unlikely English Part-Timers at the 1974 World Cup

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David Tagg’s Big Huddersfield Day Out

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Genoa 1991 – Osvaldo Bagnoli’s Second Coming

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