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England Football Team

Categories: Sport / Games

The joint (along with Scotland) oldest national football team in the world. Its greatest success was winning the 1966 World Cup Championship - something it has been struggling to repeat ever since.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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England Football Team

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1 memorial
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Ernie Izzard

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