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Faces behind the names: Europe's stadiums

Wednesday 2 December 2015

Former players (and one who played elsewhere), coaches, businessmen, politicians, assistant referees, churches; we look at the stadiums named after famous faces.

European grounds with famous names ©Getty Images
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