Why do the badges of the England and Spain football teams look the way they do?
It's a story that involves the Holy Roman Empire, a purple lion, Hercules, and the possible origins of the dollar sign...
Ralf Rangnick discusses "Gegenpressing" in a fascinating interview from 1998 for German television.
He explained the nature of 'ball-oriented pressing' which later inspired the whole German coaching process.
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