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Referees’ tolerance of foul play annoyed fans and blighted 1950s matches

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Restrained use of yellow cards by officials meant any caution was headline news but that attitude was not always for the good of the game

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Mesut Özil: Gunning for greatness – my life

365 Ozil

by Mesut Özil 
with Kai Psotta
Hodder & Stoughton £15.99
Reviewed by David Stubbs
From WSC 365, July 2017
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European semi-finals lack illumination as established names dominate

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The staginess of finals – sit behind the goal, wear your colours and hold up your part of the mosaic like good scenery should – is trickling downwards

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From the archive ~ How the old Wembley earned its worldwide affection

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With the new Wembley now ten, here is Jeff Hill in 1999 on how its predecessor ingrained itself in football folklore despite its pomposity

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From the archive ~ How Liam Brady’s drop of the shoulder changed Arsenal

When the Irishman arrived at Highbury he quickly went about shedding Arsenal’s “boring” tag, as Mike Baker explained in WSC 22, December 1988

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