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Austrian striker's mysterious death inspires show about football and fascism by Tim Jonze

The story of 1930s player Matthias Sindelar seemed a great subject for the stage. But the cast of The Paper Man had other ideasIt's easy to see why a theatre company might want to put the story of Matthias Sindelar on stage. After all, it involves football, Nazis and a mysterious death. That's certainly how Lee Simpson felt when he watched an old BBC documentary and wondered: "Why haven't I heard of this bloke?" Sind…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM on May 11, 2018

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