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But I want to be recognized there financially too.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
And he says, yeah, we can do that.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
We can do that.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
And so who do I talk to?
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
I said, you have to talk to Arsene Wenger.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
So I called Arsene, and he was 500 yards away in the office.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
And literally, 50 minutes later, we were in his office.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
I said, Arsene, you told me $2 million transfer fee.
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Here's Mr. Sugar, chairman, and he would like to cut a deal with you.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
And if you're OK, all I need from you is the release paper, and then you can talk to him privately.
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I don't need to be part of that.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
And then Alan, he called, I think, a photographer.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
And then he came basically up to the paper, so they had the photo, you know, and it was the deal.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
What I didn't know in that moment was that England was the first, the Premier League was then the first league that introduced higher numbers for the players for the entire season.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
So that was the first year where they allowed numbers outside of 1 to 11.
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for the entire season with your name on your back.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
So that was, they tried it out.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
So when I came to Spurs, then they said, what number do you want?
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I said, well, I mean, whatever, whatever.
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Klinsmann: England Can Win World Cup, Matthaus Feud & Maradona Memories | Stick to Football EP 131
If Teddy has nine, I take 11, or seven, or I don't know, give me any striker number.