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Paul Abbandonato

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As seen in: MSN UK, The Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star (UK), Cynon Valley Leader, Glamorgan Gazette, Llanelli Star, Rhondda Leader, South Wales Echo, Wales on Sunday and
UK Sports Journalist of Year winner; Ex-Head of Sport WalesOnline/Welsh papers. Author Nigel Owens, Gary Speed & Barry John books. Loving father of three boys
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SIR ALF THE ONLY ONE

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Derby Telegraph | May 16, 2026 FAR MORE SPECIAL THAN MOURINHO - AND 60 YEARS ON RAMSEY IS STILL UNIQUE IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL HISTORY Bobby Moore tries to get Ramsey to join the players on their lap of honour with the trophy (RON BELL/PA ARCHIVE) SIR ALF RAMSEY was described as “an introvert in an extrovert's job”.
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'The loneliest man in Wembley'

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Derby Telegraph | May 11, 2026 JIMMY GREAVES is the world-class England sensation who never won the World Cup. Yes, we've since had Gazza. And Keegan. And Beckham. And Gerrard. But Greavsie was right there, in camp and on the scene when Alf Ramsey's men won in 1966. But he wasn’t picked for the final. Geoff Hurst was - and we know what happened next.
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ENGLAND LEGENDS!

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Derby Telegraph | May 09, 2026 60 YEARS AGO, FOOTBALL CAME HOME AS SIR ALF'S WINGLESS WONDERS CONQUERED THE WORLD THE BEATLES sang Yellow Submarine, Batman appeared on our TV screens for the first time, way before anyone had heard of Starbucks a cup of coffee in a London cafe cost a mere six pence - and England won the World Cup! There were a number of significant events in the year of 1966, including the first Barclaycard, Ronald Reagan elected as Governor of California en route to the White...
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