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Football's faded giants
Friday 24 May 2013
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History
Winterbottom, the father of modern English football
Thursday 23 May 2013
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On This Day in 1973...
Juve triumph in dramatic final-day fight
Monday 20 May 2013
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On This Day in 1988...
The Crazy Gang conquer Wembley
Tuesday 14 May 2013
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On This Day in 2008...
Kayserispor triumph in 28-penalty shootout
Tuesday 7 May 2013
A 28-penalty shootout decided the destination of the Turkish Cup in 2008. The winners were indebted to a man who scored two spot-kicks and saved four....
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On This Day in 1928...
Dixie completes historic 60
Sunday 5 May 2013
FIFA.com recalls the day Everton’s Dixie Dean completed a hat-trick on the final day to make it a still-standing record of 60 league goals in a season...
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On This Day in 1953...
Matthews and Blackpool’s crowning stroke
Thursday 2 May 2013
FIFA.com recalls when Stan Mortensen scored what remains the only hat-trick in FA Cup final history, but had his performance was overshadowed by his 3...
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On this day in 1978...
When a dozen goals were not enough
Monday 29 April 2013
FIFA.com looks back 35 years to a dramatic final day in the Bundesliga, when Jupp Heynckes scored five and Borussia Monchengladbach 12, yet still miss...
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Brazil 2014
The Maracana, where Brazilian hearts were broken
Saturday 27 April 2013
With Brazil 2014 just a year away, a fascinating symposium focusing on the impact of FIFA World Cups was held at the Home of FIFA this week. FIFA.com...
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On This Day in 1993...
Tragedy spurns fairytale story for Zambia
Saturday 27 April 2013
On 20th anniversary of the plane crash which killed the Zambia squad travelling to a USA 1994 qualifier, FIFA.com recalls the tragedy and the emotiona...
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On This Day in 2003...
Ronaldo wows Old Trafford as Real progress
Tuesday 23 April 2013
A late David Beckham double may have earned Manchester United a 4-3 win on the night, but by then Real Madrid’s Ronaldo had wrecked their dream of a 2...
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On This Day in 1978...
Clough and Forest make history
Monday 22 April 2013
FIFA.com recalls how, under the guidance of the incomparable Brian Clough, Nottingham Forest stunningly won the English title in their first season fo...
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On This Day in 1953...
Romania’s football-crazy king
Thursday 4 April 2013
On the 60th anniversary of his passing, FIFA.com recalls the bewilderingly bizarre story of King Carol II of Romania and the country’s passage to Ur...
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On This Day in 1963...
Five-star Santos extinguish the fire
Tuesday 2 April 2013
Sixty years ago to this day, friends became temporary enemies as Botafogo and Santos clashes in the Taca Brasil decider. FIFA.com recalls the epic enc...
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