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The Desert XI: Tom Finney's War in the Sand
Football and War

The Desert XI: Tom Finney's War in the Sand

Three days after a wartime final at Wembley, Tom Finney was on a troopship to the Egyptian desert. He gave his prime to the Eighth Army, played football on the sand, and came home one of England's greatest. The first name on the Desert XI team sheet.
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Floodlight Pylons: The Lost Landmarks of the English Away Day
football

Floodlight Pylons: The Lost Landmarks of the English Away Day

You always saw them before you saw the ground. The floodlight pylon was the most honest landmark in English football, and then, quietly, it vanished. A story of steel, light and the away day skyline we lost.
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