Blog Coolligan
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Brazil's first big star: El Tigre Friedenreich
The first triumphs of the Brazilian team and the takeoff as a powerful country in South American football came with the emergence of Friedenreich.
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David Platt and the importance of secondary actors
Two days ago it was the 28th anniversary of the last World Cup match between England and Belgium. The Renato Dall'Ara stadium was the setting where Peter Shilton, Paul Gascoigne...
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'The Panther' and 'The Vulture', history of the World Cups
Eusebio da Silva and Emilio Butragueño have more in common than we might think at first.
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Raymond Kopa, Napoleon of soccer
Au revoir fransua
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Rafael Gordillo, verdiblanca blood
Best Spanish player, 1978-1979
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Sir Stanley Matthews, dribbling wizard
First Ballon d'Or in 1956
