GREATEST TEAM NEVER SEEN

CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the galaxy of talent that was born in the tiny country of Suriname

Ruud GullitAron Winter scores at USA ‘94IN 1991, almost at the peak of their powers, Holland were beaten 3-1 in Utrecht. But defeat did not come at the hands of West Germany, or Brazil, or any of the usual suspects.It was dealt by Suriname, a South American country with a population of barely 500,000 that most people have never heard of.Amazing eh? OK, so there is a catch. First up, the match was a friendly, held to raise money for relatives of victims of a plane crash outside Paramarib...

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