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Football Daily | Mohamed Salah and a potted history of Liverpool legends visiting Trabzon
Published 5 August 2026 Ā· india
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! This October will mark the 50th anniversary of the first time Liverpool and Trabzonspor were thrown together by the gods of football. When they played each other in the second round of the European Cup in 1976 itās fair to say not many associated with Liverpool were impressed with Trabzon.
Bob Paisley described the team hotel as a ādoss houseā, the ball as āa pigās bladderā that āwas not good enough for blow footballā, adding that āteams in the Durham Mining League would not play with itā, and as for the food, well, heād had ābetter rations in my bivvy in the Western Desertā, back when he was in Montgomeryās Eighth Army.
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Published: August 5, 2026 ā¢ 9:04 PM IST Ā· Updated: August 5, 2026 ā¢ 10:10 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
This October will mark the 50th anniversary of the first time Liverpool and Trabzonspor were thrown together by the gods of football.
When they played each other in the second round of the European Cup in 1976 itās fair to say not many associated with Liverpool were impressed with Trabzon.
Bob Paisley described the team hotel as a ādoss houseā, the ball as āa pigās bladderā that āwas not good enough for blow footballā, adding that āteams in the Durham Mining League would not play with itā, and as for the food, well, heād had ābetter rations in my bivvy in the Western Desertā, back when he was in Montgomeryās Eighth Army.
This is an extract from our daily football email ā¦
To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions.
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