John William “Jake” Madden, one of the forefathers of modern Czech Football

SK Slavia Praha and Glasgow Celtic fans may recognize the gentleman below as John William “Jake” Madden whom as well as playing for Celtic and Scotland was one of the forefathers of modern Czech Football and managed Slavia from 1905 – 1930. He bought new tactics and philosophies to Slavia and ushered in a golden era for Slavia that lasted 25 years. Perhaps he will be watching down over the team tonight as they take on Sevilla in the Europa League Round of 16. Slavia fans and the neutral supporters hope that his presence will help them progress through to the next round I am sure.

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