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Looking back ... 1976 EURO

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Today we look back at 1976, when Antonín Panenka chipped in perhaps the most famous spot kick of all time as the Czechs became the first team to win a UEFA European Championship final shoot-out.

Looking back ... 1976 EURO
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