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I do want to play the short ball and I do want to play the long ball. I think long and short balls is what football is all about.

Bobby Robson

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Bobby Robson
Age: 76 †
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
Died: 2009
Died: July 31
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Autobiographer
Soccer Player
Durham
Robert William Robson
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