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Kopa recalls Reims' historic night in Paris

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Part of the Stade de Reims team that lost the inaugural European Champion Clubs' Cup final to Real Madrid CF in 1956, Raymond Kopa reflects on a historic night in Paris.

Kopa recalls Reims' historic night in Paris
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