Summary
ONCE upon a time, the old gentlemen who ran the Football Association regarded the rest of world football with lofty disdain. In their view, foreigners were slippery fellows. The Italians rigged matches, the Spaniards fixed referees, and as for the South Americans, bandits, the lot of 'em.
Whereas, by happy contrast, English football was as honest as the day is long.See the full content of this document
Extract
Football's Whiff of Scandal Is Fast Becoming a Stench
That was how they saw it. And, so far as England was concerned, they were almost certainly right. The English game may have been a touch short of flair and imagination but its integrity was beyond question.
I fancy the old boys might be shocked and ...See the full content of this document
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