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“Brehme became one of my idols at the World Cup in Italy …an early, modern defender who played on the right as well as on the left. This also made him a defining part of my career”
Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm pays tribute to the late Andreas Brehme

Chris NICHOLL

(1946-2024)

orthern Ireland international who was a centre-back for Southampton, Aston Villa, Luton Town, Grimsby Town and Halifax

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