PARIS: The tiny Yorkshire club of Sheffield FC stood side-by-side with Real Madrid to symbolically straddle the century when they were both honoured at the start of FIFA’s Centennial Congress on Thursday.
Among others to receive Centennial Order of Merit awards were Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and the former president of the world governing body Joao Havelange, who turned 88 this month.
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