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Sat 09 Sep 2008New World order rises in the Eastlands
English football's New Order starts today in the North west, the cradle of the game
FROM MILL towns such as Bolton, Blackburn and Accrington, from ports like Liverpool and from the industrially energised city of Manchester, the North-west of England lays claim to being the cradle of the professional game that was given to the globe.
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