Incredible piece on the first ever World Cup in 1930. A must read.

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    Fantastic read
     
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    Bringing back refs dressed in suits and ties is a must!
     
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    He looks to be wearing his Sunday best in the clip after Uraguay score there fourth goal. If you like old footage there is quite a bit on the Britsh Pathe archives site, some going back as far as the 1890's. Its a fantistc site http://www.britishpathe.com/

    Fancy watching WC Grace play cricket? Here you go http://www.britishpathe.com/video/cricket-giants-of-1890s/query/1890
     
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    Some of that stuff is mental. The poor bloke who tested his home-made parachute by jumping off the Eiffel Tower. That never looked as if it was going to work!
     
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