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On 4th June 1955, a London Select XI travelled to Switzerland and won 5-0 against a Basle Select XI in the first ever match in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Sixty-four years later, English football made history as the Premier League monopolised the European finals, with Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur meeting in the Champions League final three days after Chelsea and Arsenal had contested the Europa League final.Those years in between had seen English football change beyond all recognition, and European club football change every bit as much. In the meantime, English clubs played over 2500 matches in European competition, and every single one of them has been documented in this book - the first of its kind ever to be published.Whether you want to reminisce about some of the famous nights experienced by the European pioneers of the 1950s and 1960s, or whether you want to read about the modern day heroes playing in the exceptionally highly-charged and minutely scrutinised matches of the Champions League, this book will provide hours of memories.With accurately researched facts on every match, a history of European football, a wealth of statistical information, and much more, this book will be a fine addition to the bookshelf of any fan of English football.
30 x 21 cms, softback, 368 pages.
2019
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