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THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE EUROPEAN CUP: Mike Miles reflects on 70 years of European football

The Marriott Ambassador Hotel in Paris describes itself on its website as offering “4-star sophistication and an unparalleled location”.

The Marriott Ambassador Hotel in Paris describes itself on its website as offering “4-star sophistication and an unparalleled location”.

However, it doesn’t mention it being the setting for pivotal moments in the histories of both rugby union and association football.
On April 3 and 4, 1955, it hosted a meeting between key journalists from the French sports newspaper L’Equipe and representatives from many of Europe’s leading football clubs at which the rules of the sport’s new competition, the European Cup, were agreed.
Just over 40 years later, on Sunday, August 27, 1995, the International...

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