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70 years ago the match of the century was played between England(3) and Hungary(6). The return fixture saw Hungary trash England 7-1, England’s largest defeat to this day.(alien.top)

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qwertyuiophgfdsa@alien.topB
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The Hungary coach decided to play without a keeper.

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Gyula Grosics was one of the most revolutionary players on the team, arguably the first great sweeper-keeper.

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I’ve heard about 100 different people be called ‘the first sweeper-keeper’ so I’ve learned to take that expression with a grain of salt

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