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THAT’S SCANDALOUS

SIMON SHELDON REFLECTS ON SOME OF THE MORE CONTROVERSIAL EPISODES IN WORLD CUP HISTORY

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED
SINCE the World Cup began in 1930, there have been many stories, rumours and whispers about various matches, incidents and results. Some are based on actual facts, others pure conspiracy theories created and embellished through the years. Here are a few of the best…
1934 Ivan Eklind was a Swedish referee who found himself in the headlines. Just before he refereed the semi-final between Italy against Austria, the Italian prime minister, a certain Benito Mussolini, invited Ekl...

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