November 4 – Guardiola’s Pepped-up and the Russians are Coming!

A bad day for Pep and post-war England is treated to some rather talented visitors in today’s trip down memory lane.

2001 – Guardiloa’s Pepped-Up

SINCE Barcelona legend Pep Guardiola took over the managerial reigns at the Camp Nou last summer he’s not done a bad job, with trophies and goals galore. It was a different story today in 2001 though, as the Spanish midfielder failed a drugs test. Read more here.

1945 – The Russians are Coming

CROYDON airport, November 4th 1945. As war-ravaged England struggles to get over the hardships of six years of conflict an aeroplane touches down from Moscow bringing some much needed excitement to the capital as Dynamo Moscow became the first Soviet club to visit the UK. See how they got on here.


Hyperbole-tastic Pep Guardiola video

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