Walter Winterbottom1958
Three months before the tournament, the Munich air disaster killed Manchester United players Roger Byrne, Tommy Taylor, and Duncan Edwards, depriving England of key players.
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Three months before the tournament, the Munich air disaster killed Manchester United players Roger Byrne, Tommy Taylor, and Duncan Edwards, depriving England of key players.
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