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October 2023
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The Tragic Demise of Andres Escobar
The Tragic Demise of Andres Escobar Born 13 March 1967, Andres Escobar was only 27 when he was shot to death outside a nightclub in Medellin, Columbia by three assassins. Escobar played for Columbia’s Atletico Nacional for his entire career. Nicknamed ‘The Gentleman’ Escobar was recognized for his clean play in a sometimes cynical league. The Colombian national team was resurgent in the early 1990s. They were reaching toward the […] Read More
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Bury FC – the Wrexham of the Irwell Valley?
Between the ages of 6 and 16 I was a Bury FC fan. At first my dad took me. We passed the gas holder at the Irwell Bridge where they still made gas from coal. It smelled bad! We cruised up and down the rows of terraced houses beside the Gigg Lane ground in our Austin A40 to find the closest spot to ground. By the time I was 10 […] Read More
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