• Adeus Pele -- my 17-year-old mentor
    by Paul Gardner on Dec 30, 10:35 PM
    Pele became, during the 1958 World Cup, probably the most important influence in the development of my soccer understanding.
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  • Random thoughts after a great World Cup final
    by Paul Gardner on Dec 18, 7:25 PM
    Lionel Messi got his reward. I almost feel that the sport owed him that, for all the pleasure he has given us.
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  • Departing friends
    by Paul Gardner on Dec 16, 6:01 PM
    The deaths of Grant Wahl and Alex Yannis have left me with a sadness, and a spell of that "this shouldn't be happening" feeling.
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