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Jon Spurling is a teacher and author of several books, including the bestselling Highbury: The Story of Arsenal in N.5 and Death or Glory: The Dark History of the World Cup. His latest book, Get It On: How the '70s Rocked Football is published by Biteback.
Football in the ’70s saw vicious racism on the terraces and a creeping commercialism in the game. But it was also a time when most players weren’t millionaires, and many footballing giants knew the meaning of solidarity.