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EURO history makers: 1976 - Antonín Panenka

jeudi 24 mars 2016

Antonín Panenka discusses the physical toll – to his waistline – developing his audacious penalty took and why the chance to use it in the 1976 EURO final shoot-out made it all worth it.

Antonín Panenka with the trophy
Antonín Panenka with the trophy ©Getty Images
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