Steaua Bucharest’s European Cup dispute – Plus the Italian coach who sacked himself & Germany’s pirate island club

Steaua Bucharest, Romania’s most successful club, no longer exists.

Instead, two teams now both lay claim to the original club’s success – including the highly prized 1986 European Cup.

So who is the true successor? Why did UEFA change its mind four decades later? And could they ever play against each other?

In this episode, we take you inside one of European football’s oddest disputes: the battle for Steaua Bucharest’s history.

Plus: The Italian coach who sacked himself after 44 years and the German pirate island club with no opponents.

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Chapters

00:00 – Intro

00:57 – FCSB’s nightmare season

02:19 – The battle for Steaua’s history

10:09 – Unlikely European Cup winners quiz

14:07 – Gigi Becali: Football’s craziest owner

17:39 – The coach who sacked himself

23:04 – Football’s longest-serving managers

26:10 – The club with no opponents