On November13,1963, Sporting of Lisbon demolished APOEL of Nicosia16-1 in the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Six of the goals fell to Domingos Antonio da Silva, their 26-year-old Angolan-born forward otherwise known as Mascarenhas. Records from that second round opener survive today.
The scoreline raised eyebrows around Europe and sparked angst over gaps in skills, standards and finance. Sounds familiar? So it should. The arguments, like the records set 60 years ago, still stand, albeit in a far different financial and media context.
A vain search for a bridge over the
