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HE NOW RUNS a chain of hotels in his native Ghana. But in the 1990s Tony Yeboah played football at a high level, his two seasons at Leeds United sandwiched between longer spells in the Bundesliga. In England he is fondly remembered for a wonder-goal against Wimbledon FC. Watch it on YouTube. Trapping a high ball expertly on his chest, he juggles between defenders before smashing the ball off the crossbar into the net.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Crossbar challenge”
Finance & economics February 13th 2021
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- Why the prices of both oil and the metals that seek to replace it are rising
- Inflation will rise in the coming months
- European banks need new chiefs
- Lessons in betting against bubbles from the Big Short
- Washing machines reveal how trade and competition are linked
- China leads in precision-guided central banking. Does it work?
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