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World Service,4 mins

The Last Soviet Match

Not by the Playbook

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As tanks rolled in to Red Square during the Soviet Coup of 1991 the United States football team were in town in what turned out to be the last time the world would see the USSR national team. Chris Henderson played for the US that day, and recalls that historic match Photo: Soviet Union football team in action (CREDIT: AFP/Getty Images)

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