IN the late summer of 1968, Russian troops rolled into Czechoslovakia in response to the so-called “Prague Spring” that took place between January and August of that year. The Cold War was raging and the sight of tanks in the … Continue reading Great Reputations: Slovan Bratislava 1969 – just a touch of irony
MORE THAN 50 years ago, Feyenoord pulled off one of the great shocks of European club football. While everyone remembers Ajax and Cruyff, Rinus Michels and the European hat-trick, Feyenoord’s 1970 European Cup triumph has been somewhat overlooked by many. … Continue reading Europe’s Champions: Feyenoord 1970, the forgotten Dutch masters
BEFORE PSG got rich and threatened to join the uber-clubs of Europe, French football had only spasmodically made an impact on the big stages. True, Stade de Reims reached a couple of European Cup finals in the nascent years of … Continue reading Saint-Etienne in the 1970s – painting the town Vert
HAMBURG is Germany’s second biggest city by population and one of Europe’s biggest sea ports. It is home to two major football clubs, Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli. Until the 1970s, HSV was an under-performing club. They had been … Continue reading Hamburg 1979 – the mighty mouse roars
IF Chelsea had not got off to a miserable start in 1969-70, they may well have gone much closer to winning the Football League instead of their first FA Cup. Not that the Cup was a consolation, because in 1970, … Continue reading 50 years on, Chelsea’s first FA Cup winners stand the test of time
JOCK STEIN said it all really: “I want to be remembered for the football we played”. He was referring to Celtic’s first European Cup final appearance against the formidable Inter Milan in Lisbon and the possibility of defeat, something that … Continue reading Celtic 1967 – a victory for sport
