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The night Piotr Grzelczak outdid Messi

April 5, 2014 · by Rightbankwarsaw | in Uncategorized | tagged FC Barcelona, Lechia Gdańsk, Piotr Grzelczak, Polish football | Leave a comment

The first time I heard about Piotr Grzelczak was in the middle of a cold Polish January.  My Polish side Polonia Warsaw were in dire straits at the time with a host of players being forced to leave the club due to the empty pockets of former owner Ireneusz Król.  That winter all the players […]

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