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Tag Archives: Communism
DDR Oberliga – The Crazy Footballing League of East Germany
Following the Autumn of Nations in 1989, many of the football leagues in Central and Eastern Europe went through revolutions of their own. The main leagues of Czechoslovakia split to form two new leagues in the newly independent Czech Republic … Continue reading
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Tagged Andreas Thom, Berlin Wall, Celtic, Communism, DDR, Dynamo Berliner, Dynamo Dresden, East Germany, Erich Mielke, Matthias Sammer, Oberliga, Stasi, Thomas Doll
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The Home Nations and the Collapse of Communism
On the 27th of May 2011 Wales and Northern Ireland played out the wooden spoon match of the new Carling Nations Cup tournament at the revamped Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The game itself was of little consequence (similar to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan McInally, Berlin Wall, Communism, FIFA, Gary Speed, Graeme Souness, James Lawrie, Mark Hughes, Neville Southall, Nigel Worthington, Northern Ireland, Paul Bodin, Pele, Romania, Ryan Giggs, Scotland, Steve Archibald, UEFA, Wales, World Cup
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