Pele Argentina and the dictators

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Pele Argentina and the dictators

Post by Ptangyangkipperbang » Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:49 am

Stumbled upon a documentary about the world cup winning teams from 70 and 78 and their government's was on late Sunday night and would imagine will be on iPlayer an interesting watch for anyone interested.Apologies if it was put up on here but I didn't see anything

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Re: Pele Argentina and the dictators

Post by Chester Perry » Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:56 am

Ptangyangkipperbang wrote:
Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:49 am
Stumbled upon a documentary about the world cup winning teams from 70 and 78 and their government's was on late Sunday night and would imagine will be on iPlayer an interesting watch for anyone interested. Apologies if it was put up on here but I didn't see anything
all part of the long history of national states getting deeply involved in football to serve their own interests

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Re: Pele Argentina and the dictators

Post by Clarets4me » Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:08 am

Chester Perry wrote:
Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:56 am
all part of the long history of national states getting deeply involved in football to serve their own interests
El Salvador and Honduras briefly went to war over a World Cup qualifier in 1969 ...

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Re: Pele Argentina and the dictators

Post by claretburns » Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:20 am

Clarets4me wrote:
Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:08 am
El Salvador and Honduras briefly went to war over a World Cup qualifier in 1969 ...
Short animated video about the event - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12vb_Crf00

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