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Chapter 1
Prelude: Sunderland v Moscow Dynamo: 14th November 1955
On Monday 14th November 1955 a little warmth was allowed into the Cold War by the visit to Roker Park of the reigning Soviet champions, Moscow Dynamo. I was a mere eighteen months old at the time but the sole remnant of my once-extensive football programme collection is the one from that night. We’d finished fourth in the 1954-55 season and this must have helped us get the game but Chairman Bill Murray had earlier established relations with them during their goodwill tour in late 1945 when they returned home undefeated after drawing 3-3 with Chelsea, obliterating Cardiff 10-1, gaining a 4-3 win over an Arsenal side at White
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