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Reviewed by Huw Richards
From WSC 366, August 2017
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Stories
edited by Shawn Stein and Nicolás Campisi
Freight Books, £9.99
Reviewed by Jethro Soutar
From WSC 362, April 2017
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The cups presented for many modern competitions often lack the appeal of their predecessors
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When Britain joined the European Economic Community a celebratory game was held at Wembley, revealing split opinions on the move
18 August ~ Two days after Britain formally joined the European Economic Community (EEC) on January 1, 1973, a Wembley crowd of 36,500 watched an international friendly. The teams were “The Three”, comprising the home nations and fellow Common Market newcomers Ireland and Denmark, and “The Six”, from existing EEC nations Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, West Germany and France.
“Competitions” such as the International Champions Cup miss the point of pre-season games
8 August ~ Last week I went to a football match in which nothing was won or lost, the pace was slow and the flow stilted by 13 substitutions. I’ve seen Burnley before. I’ve watched Rangers for decades. And I’ve attended more friendlies than most fans would think advisable in one lifetime. But when the post denied Burnley the chance to go 3-0 up after just 23 minutes I realised it could become the biggest defeat I’d ever seen my team suffer and that, consequently, I cared deeply about this match.