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IT COULD become a question in years to come: ‘Which Welshman coached England to victory in a World Cup final?’ If all goes to plan in Kolkata today the answer will be Steve Cooper, a 37-year-old native of Pontypridd whose modest achievemen­ts as a player stretched to stints with The New Saints, Rhyl and Bangor City. Cooper has mastermind­ed England’s dazzling progress to the Under 17 final in India, wooing the local fans with a thrilling brand of football. They are the most prolific team in the tournament, having scored 18 goals in six games, and when Brazil coach Carlos Amadeu purred: ‘We couldn’t live with them. In terms of quality England were miles ahead of us,’ you know he was

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