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We're Liechtensteiners for a day

08-Oct-2008
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Franz Burgmeier has been a big hit with Darlington supporters The tiny principality of Liechtenstein has attracted some unlikely fans for its World Cup qualifier against Wales. A group of Darlington supporters are making a 560-mile round trip to Cardiff to cheer on their summer signing Franz Burgmeier, a Liechtenstein regular. The Darlington fans are even missing their own team's game at Luton, which clashes with Saturday's match. The Liechtenstein football federation is so impressed by its new recruits, it is giving them free tickets. Darlington supporter Peter Owen said Liechtenstein, which has a population of just 35,000, only usually attracted about 20 travelling supporters, so the Darlo fans would make quite an... [read full story]                    

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