tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post8388721234142160681..comments2024-03-17T23:33:54.394-07:00Comments on Soccer Nostalgia: Mysteries, Legends and Conspiracy Theories, Part Threesp1873http://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-89951011527129567412015-12-04T21:03:04.072-08:002015-12-04T21:03:04.072-08:00This would go a long way to explain why the crowd ...This would go a long way to explain why the crowd was so anti-english during the 1970 Mexico World Cupsp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-6846684818916463042015-12-04T13:31:54.450-08:002015-12-04T13:31:54.450-08:00With regard to Joao Havelange's claims that th...With regard to Joao Havelange's claims that the 1966 World Cup was fixed check out these two curious diplomatic dispatches sourced from the UK national archives. It seems it was a general feeling among the South Americans and something that was a slight concern for British diplomats:<br /><br />http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/world-cup-1966/Dean Lockyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889261174944469659noreply@blogger.com