Late Tackle
ENGLAND BEAT SPAIN… AND THE RAIN: Colin Allan looks back at a classic friendly from 1960
Despite the atrocious weather, 85,000 spectators at Wembley eagerly awaited England’s toughest game of the season – a friendly against Spain.
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