U.S. soccer fans used to tell me how hard it was finding information about the global game back in the 1970s and 80s. I could count down the seconds until they brought up Toby Charles and the “Soccer Made in Germany” Bundesliga show that he hosted, and how they had to drive 50 miles to a news kiosk to get their hands on a European soccer publication. In truth, it wasn’t that different in the UK. TV highlights were selective, and the only live domestic game was the FA Cup final. As for the game beyond British shores, I relied on World Soccer magazine, which at that time was a compendium of exotica for a lad being reared on agricultural fourth division soccer in the rural east Midlands.
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