LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Czech footballers gain asylum in UK

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:35

Description

Simon Israel reports on two Czech football players gaining asylum in the UK following a six-month escape plan through Western Europe. Includes interviews with Lubos, one of the footballers; Paul Dubsky, spokesman for the players; and Robert Maxwell.chairman of their new club Derby County.

Contributors

Robert Maxwell; Simon Israel; Paul Dubsky

Keywords

Football players; Asylum; Czechoslovakia; FA; Czech Republic; FIFA

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