January 2012
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Exeter City v Brazil
An article on the Exeter City website caught my eye yesterday and got me scrabbling through the numerous shoe boxes in which I keep my collection of football programmes looking for my copy of Exeter City’s centenary brochure of 2004. As you can see they played a Brazil Masters XI, what a coup by Exeter City to get this team, including the likes of Careca, Dunga and Jorginho and officially...
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December 2011
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Football is a sport made from spontaneity and discernment, luxury and freedom,...
– Sócrates Brasileiro - Preface to Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life
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Football Philately - Football Stamps from... →
Heads up folks. I’ve relaunched my Football Philately blog. As a little taster of how fabulous and fantastic football stamps can be see the image above of one of my favourites. Issued by Brazil in 1950 to commemorate the 4th World Cup it shows an image of the awesome Maracana Stadium. Good eh.
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There are seven things that will destroy us: Wealth without work; Pleasure...
– Mahatma Ghandi (via lawrence-weathers)
November 2011
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Got Not Got: The A-Z of Lost Football Culture,...
As you would expect from a blog like ours, that likes to look at the retro side of football, we love any new football books that focus on the nostalgic elements of the beautiful game. Got Not Got is one of those books, it’s a beauty. An absolute must-have for all you nostalgia junkies out there. It’s a memory-filled journey back into the 60s, 70s & 80s when football was .. well .....
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