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Episode 22: Autograph hunting, new Maradonas and the Latvian Michael Owen

In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss all things autographs, from tetchy players to the New York Fred Trueman. There is talk of new Pelés, new Maradonas and the Latvian Michael Owen, plus a sensual Wolverhampton Wanderers press release and Peter Marinello’s pseudo up-market interior. Record Breakers takes us to Corsica, Bern and Nottingham and provokes a comprehensive chat about footballers in spectacles.

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Focus on Marian Pahars: The livewire Latvian who helped Southampton settle at St Mary’s

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The first player from his country to play in the Premier League, the striker became a cult hero among fans despite injury problems in his seven years on the south coast

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Stable mates

One-team dominance has been broken in Georgia but, as Margot Dunne finds, football’s continued revival depends on peace and politics

On a warm August evening in Tbilisi’s Boris Paichadze National Stadium, a crowd of over 20,000 is roaring on the Georgian champions Zestafoni in their Europa League play-off against Club Brugge. But, strangely, the majority aren’t supporters of either of the teams involved in the tie. Most are fans of Zestafoni’s main domestic rival and Georgia’s biggest club, Dinamo Tbilisi.

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Dancing on ice

Aleksander Goryunov is concerned about Skonto Riga, struggling against economic downturn and a huge sporting rival

The end of April saw the reigning Latvian champions Skonto Riga, managed by the former Southampton striker Marians Pahars, host leaders Metalurgs. Over 800 fans turned up at the 10,000-capacity Skonto Stadium to witness a dominant performance by the visitors. With the home team 2-0 down we were treated to the surreal sight of the 30-odd Skonto ultras behind the goal “doing the Poznan” in the near-empty ground. It will take much more than this to inject some life into Latvia’s most successful club.

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Pre-match nerves

With the country preparing to host Euro 2012, Maciej Slominski is concerned that Poland’s national team may not have much to offer at the tournament

After the Polish public stopped believing scare stories about the relocation of Euro 2012 to Germany, Italy or France because of a lack of progress in our infrastructure, a blow came from an unexpected angle. All of a sudden we realised we don’t have a team that will be able to compete in the Euros.

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