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When Motherwell won a Copa del Rey and other foreign cup triumphs | The Knowledge
Plus: World Cup winners claiming solo silverware and the biggest gaps between top scorersMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“Have just found out that Motherwell are the only non-Spanish side to win the Copa del Rey,” tweets Dave Chamberlain. “Are there any other examples of teams winning another country’s cup competition whilst not being a member of their FA?”Let’s start with a bit of housekeeping: specifically, Motherwell winning the Copa del Rey. It happened in 1927, although there’s an asterisk against the whole thing. No, not that sort of asterisk. Continue reading......read full article
