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The Guardian - UK
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Charlton v China: when football club sides and national teams collide

Manchester United’s Jaap Stam is brought down by a tackle from Australia’s Danny Tiatto
Manchester United’s Jaap Stam is brought down by a tackle from Australia’s Danny Tiatto (club side: Manchester City) in their Sydney friendly in July 1999. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images

“In 1999, to celebrate their centenary, Barcelona drew 2-2 with Brazil at Camp Nou. What other teams have played against nations and when was the first recorded club v country clash?” asks Masai Graham.

When The Knowledge was growing up, the phrase “club v country” usually referred to Ryan Giggs pulling out of another Wales friendly, so we were pleasantly surprised by the volume of answers to this question.

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