It's only up on the iPlayer for a few more hours, but if you have 15 spare minutes, listen to 'Blood in the Water', the story of the clash 1956 Olympic water polo clash between the Hungarian and Soviet teams, played against a backdrop of revolution in Hungary. Whilst the Soviet army was ruthlessly crushing the uprising, the encounter in Melbourne was a famously bloody encounter.
The third part in this series of 'More Than a Game' deals with the 1969 war between Honduras and El Salvador, which broke out following World Cup qualifying matches, and promises to be just as interesting.
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