Josef Masopust, Prague, Czech Republic
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Josef Masopust - European Footballer of the Year in 1962 and footballer of the century in Czech Republic
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/12/2012
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Josef Masopust (
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You can find his statue in front of football stadium Juliska in Prague.