Posts By Gary Thacker
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7.8KTimelessAmarildo Tavares da Silveira: The man who replaced Pelé, and no one noticed
In 1962, The World Cup jamboree travelled to Chile on the west coast of South America, that narrow strip of a country...
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7.5KTimelessSir Bobby Robson and the almost perfect season at Barcelona
In May 1996, Robson was enjoying the fruits of his work at Porto when he took a phone call from the president...
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7.5KTimelessSir Bobby Robson at Porto: Cult status, glory and triumph over adversity
After Robson was harshly sacked by Sporting president Sousa Cintra, with the club top of the league and heading towards their first...
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5.8KTimelessSir Bobby Robson: The Sporting Clube de Portugal seasons
Following his dismissal at PSV, Bobby Robson joined Sporting Clube de Portugal. In a number of ways, the move would be a...
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6.6KTimelessSir Bobby Robson: The PSV Years
After enduring a dismal qualifying campaign for the 1984 European Championships, a crestfallen Bobby Robson spoke with Sir Bert Millichip, Chairman of...
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5.1KTimelessThe Invincibles vs The Invincibles: Hungary and Uruguay in the 1954 World Cup
The history of the World Cup is replete with tales of epic encounters. In 1950, Uruguay drove an ice-cold dagger into the...
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5.8KTimelessJosef Masopust: A golden career and 100 seconds of immortality
Santiago, the capital of Chile, was enjoying a balmy summer afternoon on 17 June 1962. The hot sun beat down, precluding almost...
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4.8KTimelessArthur Friedenreich: The Pelé before Pelé who became Brazil’s first superstar
In 1888, as the first football league season was born in England, Brazil passed the ‘Golden Law’ abolishing slavery in the last...
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3.4KTimelessHow cruel fate denied Robert Jonquet a place among the all-time greats
The history of football in the latter years of the 1950s and the early ones of the following decade is dominated by...
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3.4KTimelessGiuliano Sarti – The ‘Ice Goalkeeper’
On 5 June 2017, in the Italian city of Florence, Giuliano Sarti, one of the most decorated goalkeepers in the history of...
