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MARTIN PETERS – ALWAYS AHEAD OF THE GAME

FOOTBALL LEGEND
DAVID DOCHERTY TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE CAREER OF THE ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER…

WHEN Alf Ramsey said that Martin Peters was ten years ahead of his time, he could never have realised what a perceptive observation that was.
Peters was a one-man embodiment of ‘total football’. Multi-functional, he could play in any position.
Indeed, he did so for West Ham by pulling on ten different jerseys with just the number two shirt missing from his CV at that point.
Much later in his career, he went on to complete the full set.
Comfortable with either foot and on both s...

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