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Diego Maradona’s room-mate at Barcelona drove them to domestic and European glory before a spat with Terry Venables ended in him joining their bitter rivals
In this bloated post-Christmas podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss being at record-breaking matches, Brian Kilcline’s metal dragons and the team that had its pitch stolen. Plus, young stars who fade away, Andy and Harry’s school playing days, football documentaries from Peter Reid to John Sitton and Ryan Giggs’ love of the WSC wallchart.
After putting all that effort into winning them, it’s surprising how many players allow their awards to go astray – some never to be seen again
Pitch Publishing, £19.99
Reviewed by Joyce Woolridge
From WSC 385, April 2019
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