On this week’s Greatest Games Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Dominic Sandbrook to discuss the 1954 exhibition match between English champions Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hungarian champions Budapest Honvéd. Under the Molineux floodlights and broadcast on the BBC, excitement swept across Wolverhampton and the entire nation for this one. Honvéd starred many of […]
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Egri Erbstein Tournament
When The Blizzard published Dominic Bliss’ biography of Ernő Egri Erbstein in 2014, we had no idea that it would lead to the rise of an international grassroots football movement, but next month a new tournament will be held in Budapest to mark the 70th anniversary of the Grande Torino manager’s death in the Superga […]
My Name Is Ally MacLeod And I Am A Winner
"Had Scotland contrived to bring home the World Cup, then perhaps the nationalist cause would have gathered even greater momentum. As it was, enthusiasm melted away like snow in the summer sunshine. When the government held a referendum on Scottish devolution the following March, only one in three people voted for it." In Episode Fifty […]
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Wanna Be Starting Something
Earlier this week, Porto beat Chelsea 3-1 in the Uefa Youth League Final. A win at last for a Portuguese side after Benfica’s defeats in the 13/14 and 16/17 finals. We took a look back at some of the sides to have won the tournament since its inception in 2013 to see if any of […]
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Bundesliga Boxes – Mystery German Football Shirts
There has been a lot of hype on social media about ‘Football Shirt Mystery Boxes’, with many variations popping up offering varying levels of interest and value across social media. Bundesliga Boxes is a specialist product in this exciting sector – offering people the unique experience of receiving a mystery German football shirt. Bundesliga Boxes […]