OTD E0064 — 03 Jan 1973: The Three vs The Six — Wembley’s Common Market Match

03 Jan 1973: Wembley hosts the “Common Market Match,” staging politics as football after the UK, Ireland and Denmark join the EEC. “The Three” — a mixed XI led by Bobby Charlton and managed by Alf Ramsey — face “The Six,” packed with stars like Netzer, Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller under Helmut Schön. In a friendly born from “Fanfare for Europe,” Henning Jensen and Colin Stein score in a 2–0 win — and we trace the rise and fall of the old representative-XI era. Tips/corrections: [email protected]