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England’s players were distraught when their Findus frozen food shipment was impounded at the Mexican docks. With all of the sausages and burgers burned, Alf Ramsey’s squad had to survive on fish fingers for a fortnight. Tasty.

“Concentrate on the football,” warned Pele as midfield playboy Paulo Cezar Lima negotiated a lucrative move to Marseille from Brazil’s camp in West Germany. O Rei’s advice fell on deaf ears, and Lima joined L’OM a day after his team were denied a place in the final by the Dutch.