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MY PERFECT XI

JESPER BLOMQVIST

The jet-heeled Swede picks a team packed with Manchester United Treble winners (including himself, of course...), plus several stars from Italian football’s golden era

PETER SCHMEICHEL

“I could have picked Gianluigi Buffon, whom I played alongside when he was starting out at Parma, or Sweden’s Thomas Ravelli, who was the best goalkeeper at USA 94, but it was Peter’s personality and physical size that set him apart. Being a keeper can be a punishing position if you don’t have a strong mentality.”

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