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Contents

I was the only pasty-faced ginger among the Ultras Sur, making loud, sentimental comparisons with the 1960 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt European finalists p18-19

4 Editorial Players’ predictable sex scandals 6 Sidelines Football Focus takes it too far; Croydon collapse; reviving dramaonpre-FirstWorld Warcorruption; a referee breaks cover 10 Shot! IntheshadowoftheOchilHills–following

AlloaAthletichomeandaway 13 DundeegoestoAthens Asurreal night out in the EuropaLeague 14 WorldCupbids Problemswith local attendance; Holland andBelgiumfiddlewith FIFA’s figures 16 NotcopingwithChelsea Terry, Lampard,Coleandthegang 17 JohnRooney It’s not always in the name–Wayne’slittle brother confounds expectations 18 GothiaCupgenerationgap Testing behaviour at theworld’s biggest youth event 20 Transfer tension Deadline-day hubris; howbig clubs exploit the loan system 22 Pyramidschemes Toomuchtactical analysis takes away the fun

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24 Shot!Archive Anotorious namefromthe1960s pictured in the pub 26 Matchofthemonth Sheffield WednesdaydropinonHartlepool but the hosts provemostaccommodating 30 Final countdown The joy anddiscomfort of collecting every club to have ever reached aEuropeanfinal 32 Euroview Fans flock to support Bosnian football;

ManUtdfindthemselvesathomeinDublin 34 Strangecaseof... ZhangEnhua,famousinChinaandGrimsby 36 Worldview SouthAfrica’s tournamenthangover;

the struggle to succeedMaradona 38 State ofplay The results of the 2010WSCsurveyarein–

your views onhype,morality and stadiums 40 Reviews Highburyhero;messingwithmanagement;

scary Scotland; Liverpool history lessons 42 Letters DearWSC,hasanyoneelsenoticed... 46 Seasoninbrief Colombia1951 COL OR S P ORT