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SHATTERED DREAMS

MATT BELL REFLECTS ON THE IMPACT OF THE MUNICH AIR DISASTER ON THE NATIONAL TEAM…

ENGLAND’S LOST STARS
THE 1958 World Cup will be remembered for many reasons, including the emergence of Pele, the brilliance of Garrincha and Just Fontaine setting a record which has never been beaten, scoring 13 goals for France in the finals.
It’s worth remembering that he was not France’s original first-choice striker, and they didn’t win it.
It was also the first, and so far only, World Cup that Wales have qualified for.
However, for England and their fans, it was a tournamen...

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