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WHEN ZICO AND HIS STARS BRAZILIAN DAZZLED

MARK GODFREY pays homage to the world-beating talents of Flamengo in 1981 and the incomparable Zico

In any club’s Golden Age there’s one particular season when everything just comes together. The year 2013 was when it all clicked into place for Bayern Munich. Manchester United had 1999. For Clube de Regatas do Flamengo their zenith was 1981. This was the year when the Rubro-Negro were at the peak of their considerable powers in an era when they dominated Brazilian club football capturing three national titles and three Rio State championships between 1978 and 1983.
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