On the night of the 20th of August 1968, 200,000 troops and 2,000 tanks from five Warsaw Pact countries – the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Poland, East Germany and Hungary – invaded Czechoslovakia to end the Prague Spring and its political liberalisation reforms. Condemnation of the aggressive Soviet-led action was universal. While football was an insignificant consideration amidst … Continue reading Czechoslovakia 1968 – Football’s Prague Spring Aftermath