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The night the Busby Babes finally got their trophy

Soccer Limey in America 22 November @ 09:47 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Tonight at Old Trafford, Manchester, the latest Group game in the 2011 UEFA Champions League competition kicks off with United facing old enemy Benfica from Portugal. This particular match, as I'm sure it does for many other fans across the globe, evokes memories from a summer evening back in 1968 where all of the lost dreams of those immortal Busby Babes finally came to fruition.

John Aston: The United unsung hero of 1968

Truly Reds 26 May @ 02:48 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Every Manchester United man was a hero in that unforgettable 1968 European Cup Final but a young John Aston was the most unlikely one. He can recall the details of the day he ruled Europe as if it...
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Sadler says ‘United were also underdogs in 1968′

Truly Reds 25 May @ 03:22 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Former Manchester United defender David Sadler was one of the first English players to win a European Champions Cup Winners medal when Benfica was defeated 4-1 at Wembley in 1968 and remembers that...
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Stepney sees home form as the key ‘Just like ’68′

Truly Reds 06 May @ 03:33 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Stepney was instrumental in the European Cup coming to England for the first time back in 1968 when he made a desperate late save from Benfica's Eusebio to send the 1-1 stalemate into extra time...
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Serie A Weekly Five-A-Day: Monday Morning Edition

Serie A Weekly 11 April @ 06:06 AM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Here we go again with Serie A Weekly giving you a list of five stories to read this lunchtime that we have seen from around the web and enjoyed ourselves. Many of these will be about Italian football of course but there is always room for something different and those will be here too. Take a look at our recommendations, pass them on and be sure to leave a comment on these great articles.

El Milan de Gianni Rivera

Retrofootball 07 February @ 02:50 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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En la década de los 60 hubo un equipo importante que logró una Copa de Europa en el 63 y otra en el 69. En las dos hubo un denominador común, Gianni Rivera. El equipo fue el Milán A.C.

Tras perder su hegemonía el Real Madrid y los dos triunfos de un Benfica que marcó un bienio contra los equipos españoles (F.

El Benfica más grande de la historia

Retrofootball 26 January @ 05:57 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Seguimos con nuestro repaso en Retrofootball a los grandes equipos de la historia del fútbol europeo y es el turno para el Benfica.

A primeros de los 60 fue dos veces campeón de Europa, en los años 61 y 62.

Is Cristiano Ronaldo the Best Player in the History of Football?

Inthestands.co.uk 09 January @ 02:01 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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We at In The Stands almost spat out our cups of tea upon reading quotes from renowed football agent Jorge Mendes claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo is: "the greatest player in the history of football".

Yes, the ever-humble and down-to-earth agent of CR7 has gone on record and suggested that, in addition to being the best player in the world at present, Portuguese and Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is also the greatest player of all time!