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IPSWICH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace looks on, whilst wearing a rainbow coloured Captains Armband which reads “Jesus hearts You” (obscured), during the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Crystal Palace FC at Portman Road on December 03, 2024 in Ipswich, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Getty Images Around seven weeks before Marc Guehi was born, Real Madrid won the Champions League in Paris. The title underlined the Spanish giants’ re-emergence as the continent’s dominant side, having claimed the crown just two years earlier. In England, the victory also held significance. The scorer of the second goal was Steve McManaman, who became the first Englishman to win Europe’s top prize with a team outside the country. Although Manchester United were the Champions League holders that season, the 2000 all-Spanish final between Real Madrid and Valencia underlined the way in which the Iberian nation was dominating the European stage. The successive two finals would also be contested by La Liga sides, with Real claiming the crown once again in 2002. By contrast, in the season before Guehi was born, his current team, Crystal Palace, was pleased to have avoided relegation from England’s second tier. A sign of the underwhelming campaign could be judged by veteran defender Andy Linighan being named player of the year. Any suggestion back then that the European Champions might want to sign a defender from South Londoners would have been greeted with roars of laughter. Even the most diehard Eagle would acknowledge that the two clubs operated on different planets in soccer terms. Even lower down England’s pyramid was Bournemouth, who had also avoided relegation to the fourth tier. The idea that this lower division outfit might have a talent worthy of the Bernabeu would have got looks of concern…

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