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History will be made when Real Madrid and Dortmund face-off at Wembley on Saturday evening, not least that another Brit abroad will lift the famous old trophy.
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Since it was introduced in 1956, only seven Britons have represented overseas clubs in the final of Europe’s premier club competition, and only three of them were born in England.
Jude Bellingham from Stourbridge and Jadon Sancho, born in Camberwell, were once teammates with Dortmund and England, but they will be going head to head for a piece of history under the arch on Saturday night.
Sancho’s Dortmund teammate Jamie Bynoe-Gittens is another hoping to etch his name into folklore.
The Reading-born England under-21 winger came off the bench in both legs of Dortmund’s quarter-final win over Atletico Madid and scored one and set up another in the group stage win in Milan.
Those three might not be aware, but it’s fair to say Brits have enjoyed mixed fortunes down the years representing overseas clubs in European football’s showpiece, let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we?
Kevin Keegan – Hamburg – 1980
Keegan made his name at Scunthorpe but it was at Liverpool where he became one of the best players in the world.
His final Reds appearance saw him lift the 1977 European Cup after a 1-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach in Rome.
He had already agreed a move to Hamburg and won the Ballon d’Or in his first two seasons in the Bundesliga.
In his third Hamburg reached the European Cup Final in Madrid, where they faced Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest, who triumphed 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Laurie Cunningham – Real Madrid – 1981
The Archway boy blazed an incredible footballing trail through the 1970s and 80s.
The tricky left-winger came through the ranks at Leyton Orient, earning a 1977 move to West Brom, who…
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Publish date : 2024-05-31 08:15:58
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