Martin Smith column: the one England footballer who still rules the world
Azerbaijan, land of fire.
Not necessarily a name to stir the soul of the half-hearted traveller even when Wednesday had it emblazoned on their shirts.
Then there was Hafiz Mammadov’s ill-fated Owls takeover bid…
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Hide AdBut there are some undeniably potent links. Kenneth Wolstenholme’s ‘Russian linesman’ from the 1966 World Cup final for example, more on which later.