851:, the former Sunderland footballer and Welsh international centre-forward, who has joined a Dutch club, has been banned as a professional by the Football Association for the next three seasons. Eight other players, who were said to have received illegal payments from Sunderland, are to lose six months' qualification for benefit or accrued share of benefit. ... The other eight players named in the commission's findings are
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773:"Player of the Day: Ted Purdon"
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937:"Obituary: Ted Purdon"
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618:National Soccer League
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296:Toronto White Eagles
29:Personal information
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1134:Categories
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