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DARK SECRETS: Bernd schuster | Rare Historical Photos

Ahead of this weekend's Copa del Rey final, a look at some of the best goals scored in the showpiece fixture over the years...

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Did 'The Butcher of Bilbao' get a bad rap? Was Goikoetxea more 'hero' than 'killer'?

Athletic Bilbao legend Andoni Goikoetxea is renowned as one of football's dirtiest players - but was "The Butcher of Bilbao" more 'hero'…

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European footballers who played in Mexico

From Real Madrid legends to a former Barcelona great and more, a look at the men's footballers who played in Mexico...

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‘I had it in my contract when I joined Barcelona from Spurs that I’d wear the No.8 shirt – Bernd Schuster said no, so I took Diego Maradona’s No.10 instead’: Scotland hero recalls replacing Argentinian legend at Barca in 1984

Steve Archibald had the unenviable task of replacing Diego Maradona at Barcelona when arriving from Tottenham

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Ranked! The 50 best Barcelona players ever

The best Barcelona players ever, from Pep to Pedro, from Maradona to Messi

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The best German players ever

FFT counts down the finest footballers come out of Germany over the years

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The best players never to play at the World Cup

Some of the game's very best never got to grace its greatest stage

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Players who joined their club's biggest rivals

A look at some of the footballers who have signed for their team's fiercest foes over the years...

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German legend Bernd Schuster reveals why he retired from international football aged just 24

Despite lifting the Euros in 1980, Schuster admits he regrets his decision because he could have been a part of the 1990 World Cup-winning squad

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George Best, Ryan Giggs, Jorginho and five other big-name stars never to play at a World Cup

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho says failing to reach Qatar 2022 will "haunt me for the rest of my life"

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Jorginho joins 9 other big-name football stars to have never played at a World Cup

Playing at a World Cup is often considered to be the pinnacle of any footballers' career but like Chelsea and Italy star Jorginho, there are plenty of big names from down the years who haven't made it

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