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STOKE CITY V LUTON TOWN, 1982

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Stoke City welcomed Luton Town to the Victoria Ground in September 1982. It was
a high-scoring day in the First Division – results included Coventry 4 Everton
2, Notts County 0 Ipswich 6, Spurs 4 Forest 1, Watford 8 Sunderland 0, and West
Ham 4 Manchester City 1. The game at the Victoria Ground matched…

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PORTSMOUTH V SOUTHAMPTON, 1987

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Portsmouth hosted Southampton at Fratton Park in August 1987 in the first-ever
meeting of the two clubs in the top division of English football. The former
Southern League rivals had first met in the Football League in September 1920 as
members of the newly-formed Third Division. Promoted in May 1987, Pompey were
returning to the…

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THE 1982 WORLD CUP FINALS

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The 1982 World Cup tournament kicked off on 13 June at the Nou Camp, Barcelona.
After all the months of anticipation and extensive build-up, Argentina met
Belgium following the opening ceremony. First Group Stage [Group 3] Erwin
Vandenbergh’s surprise winner for the Belgians was the first goal in an opening
match for 20 years as…

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SPAIN WORLD CUP 1982: QUALIFYING AND BUILD-UP

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Spain 1982 was the biggest World Cup to date, played between 13 June and 11
July. The expanded tournament of 24 nations was instigated by FIFA President,
the Brazilian João Havelange, to include increased representation from Africa
and Asia. Among the 52 games, 14 more than in Argentina four years earlier,
semi-finals were restored for…

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1992 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

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The 1992 European Championship finals took place in Sweden between 10 and 26
June.  This was the last of the eight-team Euro tournaments which began in 1980
as England was to host an expanded edition with sixteen teams in 1996. It was
Sweden’s first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup – all four venues…

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GREG LANSDOWNE: FOOTBALL COLLECTORS INTERVIEW

Changing Times Interview

Greg Lansdowne is a leading authority on football sticker collecting in the UK,
and especially the history of the iconic Panini brand. He also has a keen
interest in (and an extensive collection of) football magazines, the major
source of information about the game for fans growing up from the 1960s to the
80s. The…

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SUNDERLAND V BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION, 1982

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Sunderland went into this First Division fixture at Roker Park needing a win
near the end of Alan Durban’s first season in charge. His side were struggling
just outside the relegation zone, while visitors Brighton were comfortably in
mid-table under manager Mike Bailey, also enjoying his first season at the South
Coast club. David Snowdon’s…

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PANINI OFFICIAL CELEBRATION: BOOK REVIEW & INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR GREG LANSDOWNE

Changing Times Interview

Panini football stickers are a worldwide phenomenon. Greg Lansdowne is the
author of Stuck on You: The Rise & Fall… & Rise of Panini Stickers (Pitch
Publishing, 2015) and Panini Football Stickers: The Official Celebration
(Bloomsbury, 2021). As a long-term collector and enthusiast, Greg Lansdowne is
perfectly positioned to tell the story of one of…

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DAVID SNOWDON: GIVE US TOMORROW NOW INTERVIEW, PART TWO

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David Snowdon continues to discuss his book Give Us Tomorrow Now, charting Alan
Durban’s time in charge of Sunderland, and English football of the day – Part
One is here. The area was renowned for producing players – you mention Kevin
Dillon, Mick Harford and Mike Hazard, and Nigel Gleghorn was another, a
Sunderland fan…

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GIVE US TOMORROW NOW: BOOK REVIEW & INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR DAVID SNOWDON

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Give Us Tomorrow Now: Alan Durban’s Mission Impossible (Pitch Publishing, 2018)
by David Snowdon reconstructs Alan Durban’s managerial reign at Sunderland with
a wealth of detail, from his appointment in the summer of 1981 to his untimely
sacking in March 1984. The background to the book is a very different era of
English football, with…

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