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Who is the Irish football player who saved Barcelona from extinction?

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English - February 26, 2022 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Our Soccer Studies experts, Jerry and Marty, delive into the little known but significant story of Paddy O'Connell, an Irish football player and manager, who helped set up La Liga in Spain, and saved Barcelona from certain extinction over 80 years ago. Without him there'd be no Nou Camp or Messi in a Barca shirt or multiple trophies on the world stage. 

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