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
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The countless goals scored for both Hamburg and Germany by “Our Uwe”, who died in July, were matched by off-field charm as he became a national institution
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In this exclusive WSC Supporters’ Club edition of the podcast, magazine editor Andy Lyons, writer Harry Pearson and host Daniel Gray discuss good players who didn’t play at the top level, from Bradford and Atyeo of Bristol to Tommy Tynan, The Bison of Muggia and a nightmare debut for Bedford Jezzard. There is talk too of the footballer who owned a joke shop and specialist coaches, and Record Breakers takes us to Amsterdam, Mexico City and Florence.
Quercus, £20
Reviewed by Huw Richards
From WSC 401, September 2020
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