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Raising spirits: The surprise 1970 World Cup keepsake housing childhood memories

A football memento with a hidden secret received as a promotional gift serves as a reminder of family bonds and glimpses into the world of the press box

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From Beauty To Duty: A footballing history of Uruguay, 1878-1917 by Martin da Cruz

Pitch Publishing, £18.99
Reviewed by Marcus Haydon
From WSC 427, January 2023
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Alchemy: Brian Clough and Peter Taylor at Hartlepools United by Christopher Hull

 

The History Press, £20
Reviewed by Pete Brooksbank
From WSC 427, January 2023
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Fixture boards and rink-a-tink Tannoys – a day with the Dolly Blues at Giant Axe

Illustration by Matt Littler

Returning to non-League after 2020’s enforced absence heightened the senses of matchday, as told in this extract from the new book The Silence of the Stands

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Sand box: Beach soccer has acrobatic goals, skilful players but no FA support

England’s women after winning beach soccer’s European Championship. England Beach Soccer

England’s women have been European champions and are ranked third in the world, but neither they nor the men get support beyond being able to wear the kit

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