tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534952526735000550.post4785203014238459412..comments2023-09-25T09:48:44.227+00:00Comments on The Football History Boys: Football By Decade: 1950sThe Football History Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04611337978479265207noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534952526735000550.post-17114904382956500252021-05-12T20:55:57.606+00:002021-05-12T20:55:57.606+00:00Interesting blog. Couple of things...
Edwards was ...Interesting blog. Couple of things...<br />Edwards was not a full back. He was usually a wing-half, but could play up front, too, as could Nobby Stiles later. <br />Hungary's defeat in 1954 was due to several factors, over confidence,, Puskas's insistence on playing despite an ankle injury, a heavy, muddy pitch which hampered their style, and the energy giving drug (then legal) which the Germans had st half time. Yet West Germany as they were then deserved to win.<br />Wolves 'friendlies' against top Continental sides were viewed as prestige internationals and they did England proud. When England beat Brazil 4-2at Wembley in 1956 it seemed they were still the masters, despite two heavy defeats to Hungary in 1953. It was then that Brazil transformed themselves, on and off the pitch, to become the new masters.<br />But...Wales might have beaten Brazil in the 1958 quarter final. John Charles missed the game through injury. But maybe too Wales' celebration partty after the group play off wiin over Hungary didn't help either!<br />Last thing, and sorry for blabbing on, but it's worth recording that Stan Mortensen felt very aggrieved that the 1953 Cup final was labelled as the Matthews Final. 'I scored a hat trick but he got all the glory' is what he told me in an interview 20 years later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491788774708318024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534952526735000550.post-87296468989345376962020-08-24T15:57:22.640+00:002020-08-24T15:57:22.640+00:00Real Madrid´s support for Franco during the Civil ...Real Madrid´s support for Franco during the Civil War was so big that their stadium was destroyed by the rebels bombing of the city, a Republican stronghold. So tight was Real´s ties with Franco that Atletico de Madrid was the club chosen by the regime to be merged with Aviación Nacional, the equivalent of the nazi Flakelf team. Franco loved Madrid so much that allowed Barcelona to sign Kubala, arguably one of the world´s best players using one of his ministers as Kubala´s godfather (literally, to become a Spaniard you had to be baptized. Armando Muñoz Calero, the president of the Spanish Federation, one of the most powerful men of the regime due to his friendship with Franco made it possible).<br /><br />Svilarinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534952526735000550.post-88453393270639286092016-05-31T09:52:25.106+00:002016-05-31T09:52:25.106+00:00great website
lots of fun and interesting facts a...great website <br />lots of fun and interesting facts about soccer<br />:) :) :)<br />matyas vyhnaleknoreply@blogger.com