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This page collects practical notes, background details, and recent references for The Guardian Football Comic. Germany missed the first ever World Cup in a surprising bout of inefficiency. But then their international

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From pilgrims to the present day, this is the history of the USA men's national TV spot promoting James Richardson presents the story of England, through the occasional ups and regular downs of the English national side, from ...

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