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“ And does it mean anything more than that we have a very good team and an even better manager? Probably not, although I’d like to make the point – not for the first time – that there’s nothing wrong with Britain. It’s just the politicians who keep letting us down.”
- Nigel Lawson, future chancellor of the exchequer, writing after the 1966 World Cup final.
CourtsSports ColumnistsBrexitPlace: EnglandPlace: FrancePlace: ThurlesPlace: MoscowPlace: RussiaPlace: IrelandPlace: ItaliaPlace: WrexhamPlace: SouthportPerson: Nigel LawsonPerson: MandzukicPerson: Liam BradyPerson: Gareth SouthgatePerson: PickfordPerson: KanePerson: Dele AlliPerson: John TerryPerson: Stevie GPerson: Boris JohnsonPerson: Jacob Rees-MoggPerson: Theresa MayEvent: 1966 World Cup FinalEvent: World CupOrganisation: BritainOrganisation: EnglandOrganisation: Bradford CityOrganisation: Manchester CityOrganisation: BurnleyOrganisation: MillwallOrganisation: Leicester CityOrganisation: Manchester United
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