Hammering Poland’s goal in one of the most one-sided games ever wouldn’t be enough for a gifted England outfit as they missed out on the 1974 World Cup
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The 1968 European Championship looked very different to its modern-day equivalent. Back then, rather than the bloated jamboree involving more than 20 countries, it was very much a mini-tournament. After a protracted…
Reminiscing of a time before he became Ireland’s pre-eminent sports writer, Con Houlihan recalled the World Cup of 1966 with particular affection: “It was the first to be broadcast on television in…