Michel Platini says he had misgivings about traveling to Argentina for the 1978 World Cup but chose to go to a country under notorious military rule in order to air his views in public.
World Cup worries —
Michel Platini says he had misgivings about traveling to Argentina for the 1978 World Cup but chose to go to a country under notorious military rule in order to air his views in public.
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Dutch legend Johan Cruyff was believed to have missed the 1978 World Cup because of a political boycott, but in 2008 he revealed that his decision to stay away from a tournament where his nation reached the final was because of a kidnap threat against him in 1977.
Marked Man —
Dutch legend Johan Cruyff was believed to have missed the 1978 World Cup because of a political boycott, but in 2008 he revealed that his decision to stay away from a tournament where his nation reached the final was because of a kidnap threat against him in 1977.
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People hold portraits of missing relatives at the trial of former Argentina ruler Reynaldo Bignone in 2010. Charged with kidnap and torture, Bignone was sentenced to 25 years in prison -- and the 86-year-old has been convicted of other crimes since.
The Disappeared —
People hold portraits of missing relatives at the trial of former Argentina ruler Reynaldo Bignone in 2010. Charged with kidnap and torture, Bignone was sentenced to 25 years in prison -- and the 86-year-old has been convicted of other crimes since.
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Pro-Ukrainian supporters demonstrate in Dublin where delegates have been arriving for the European Peoples Party conference.
Poster Protests —
Pro-Ukrainian supporters demonstrate in Dublin where delegates have been arriving for the European Peoples Party conference.
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