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Looking back ... 1980 EURO

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Our series looking at past UEFA European Championships continues with 1980 when Horst Hrubesch, only in the West Germany side because of Klaus Fischer's broken leg, stole the spotlight in Italy.

Looking back ... 1980 EURO
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