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    Churchill on the Pitch

    May 03, 2018 2 minutes
    By Paul Trevillion

    In 1994 the United States hosted the World Cup, and I was the artist on Umbro’s Soccerblast: Legends of Soccer Tour. I worked alongside American soccer superstar Michelle Akers-Stahl; Sir Stanley Matthews, who was England’s wizard of the dribble; England’s 1966 World Cup goalkeeper hero Gordon Banks; and Brazilian legend Roberto Rivelino.

    It was my role standing pitch side to draw the goals as they flew in

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