Crystal Palace √ west ham united
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Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, John Textor Chief Financial Officer Sean O’Loughlin Sporting Director Dougie Freedman Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell Head of Sports Medicine Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright Chief Operating Officer Sharon Lacey Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber General Counsel David Nichol Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers Head of Marketing Matt Franks Head of Safeguarding Cassi Wright Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott
12 Football is played in the streets. You played games with two stones, which were the goalposts. You played five against five, six against six, and when cars or buses came along, you stopped the game
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“El hincha en la cancha”: ‘the fan on the field’. Daniel Muñoz’s nickname at Atlético Nacional stemmed from his popularity at his former club – but is a title which, as Palace’s indefatigable right-wing-back reveals to Robin Johnson, tells just a fraction of a fascinating footballer’s story…
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For more than 150 years, Palace have paved a way into the history books, navigating wild misadventures, cult heroes, political and social changes and all the ups and downs that come with them. Step back into another world…
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Crystal palace f.c. Sam JOHNSTONE (GK) Joel WARD Tyrick MITCHELL Rob HOLDING James TOMKINS Marc GUÉHI Michael OLISE Jefferson LERMA Jordan AYEW Ebere EZE Matheus FRANÇA Daniel MUÑOZ Jean-Philippe MATETA Jeffrey SCHLUPP Joachim ANDERSEN Nathaniel CLYNE Will HUGHES Adam WHARTON Odsonne EDOUARD Chris RICHARDS Cheick DOUCOURÉ Naouirou AHAMADA Dean HENDERSON (GK) Remi MATTHEWS (GK) Nathan FERGUSON Joe WHITWORTH (GK) Jaïro RIEDEWALD Jesurun RAK-SAKYI David OZOH Franco UMEH Roshaun MATHURIN
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Łukasz FABIAŃSKI (GK) Ben JOHNSON Aaron CRESSWELL Kurt ZOUMA Vladimír COUFAL James WARD-PROWSE Michail ANTONIO Lucas PAQUETÁ Kalvin PHILLIPS Mohammed KUDUS Konstantinos MAVROPANOS Maxwel CORNET Danny INGS Edson ÁLVAREZ Jarrod BOWEN Angelo OGBONNA Alphonse AREOLA (GK) Nayef AGUERD Tomáš SOUČEK EMERSON Palmieri George EARTHY Kaelan CASEY Divin MUBAMA Joseph ANANG (GK) Oliver SCARLES Lewis ORFORD
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