EPISODE · Feb 3, 2022 · 39 MIN
Mexico 1970 And The Greatest Show On Earth - Andrew Downie
from Our Man In Stockholm · host Philip O'Connor
The 1970 World Cup changed football forever as a swashbuckling Brazil team won the Jules Rimet trophy in fine style, and it's all documented in a new book, "The Greatest Show On Earth" by Andrew Downie - but how do you write a book about an event over 50 years ago that some insist on being paid to speak about, if they are still alive at all? Andrew tells the story behind this great slice of footballing history.
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The 1970 World Cup changed football forever as a swashbuckling Brazil team won the Jules Rimet trophy in fine style, and it's all documented in a new book, "The Greatest Show On Earth" by Andrew Downie - but how do you write a book about an event over 50 years ago that some insist on being paid to speak about, if they are still alive at all? Andrew tells the story behind this great slice of footballing history.
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