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unusual facts about Fairs Cup



Arena Civica

This stadium was used by Inter, initially only for the biggest matches and afterwards on a stable basis, from 1930 until December 10, 1958, when the nerazzurri were faced Lyon for the Fairs Cup.


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F.C. Barreirense

The following year, the club represented the country in the prestigious Inter-cities Fairs Cup and despite being eliminated in the first round by Dinamo Zagreb, the club managed to win 2-0 in the match played in Barreiro.

London Football Association

The London FA’s other claim to fame is that its representative team was the first ever English team to play in a European final, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final in 1958 where they lost over two legs to Barcelona.