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Touching the Same Trophy from Two Different Lives: The Men Who Won the World Cup as Both Player and Coach
Only three men in football history have won the FIFA World Cup as both player and head coach: Mário Zagallo, Franz Beckenbauer and Didier Deschamps. This is the story of how they reached the same trophy from two different lives.
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Touching the Same Trophy from Two Different Lives: The Men Who Won the World Cup as Both Player and Coach
Only three men in football history have won the FIFA World Cup as both player and head coach: Mário Zagallo, Franz Beckenbauer and Didier Deschamps. This is the story of how they reached the same trophy from two different lives.
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Unai Emery and the Cup That Keeps Finding Him
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Mircea Lucescu Passes Away at 80: A Life Devoted to Football
Mircea Lucescu’s death marks the end of one of football’s most enduring careers — a life spent building teams, shaping identities and leaving a legacy across Romania, Turkey and Europe.