<p>Steaua Bucharest, Romania’s most successful club, no longer exists.</p><p><br></p><p>Instead, two teams now both lay claim to the original club’s success – including the highly prized 1986 European Cup.</p><p><br></p><p>So who is the true successor? Why did UEFA change its mind four decades later? And could they ever play against each other?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we take you inside one of European football’s oddest disputes: the battle for Steaua Bucharest’s history.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: The Italian coach who sacked himself after 44 years and the German pirate island club with no opponents.</p><p><strong>BUY THE SHIRTS:</strong> <a href="https://stingz.co/collections/sweeper-podcast">⁠https://stingz.co/collections/sweeper-podcast⁠</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Get £6 off with Patreon:</strong> <a href="https://patreon.com/sweeperpod">⁠https://patreon.com/sweeperpod</a></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>00:57 – FCSB’s nightmare season</p><p>02:19 – The battle for Steaua’s history</p><p>10:09 – Unlikely European Cup winners quiz</p><p>14:07 – Gigi Becali: Football’s craziest owner</p><p>17:39 – The coach who sacked himself</p><p>23:04 – Football’s longest-serving managers</p><p>26:10 – The club with no opponents</p>