足球间谍的创始人克莱德·迪肯在千球探之前曾是英国著名的自由职业间谍,优秀的情报专家。 1949年,克莱德·迪肯结束了在北非的间谍生涯回到家乡苏塞克斯作一名体育记者,迪肯很想为他的家乡做些贡献,于是就用在北非的10年的中所学到的东西为苏塞克斯的林海尔乡村足球俱乐部服务。他的主要谍报活动是监视将在比赛中和主队相遇的客队情况,然后写出详细报告,分析对手的风格、技术和队员特点。比赛前一两天,林海尔乡村队的每个教练员、队员都会得到一份这种报告的副本。一次,迪肯在情报中谈到对 Clyde Duncan, the founder of soccer spy, was a famous British freelance spy and intelligence expert before a thousand scouts. In 1949, Clyde Dickon ended his espionage career in North Africa and returned to his native Sussex as a sports reporter. Deacon wanted to make a contribution to his hometown, so he spent 10 years in North Africa What I learned for the Lincoln Country Football Club in Sussex. His main espionage activities are to monitor the situation of the visiting team who will meet the home team during the match and then write a detailed report analyzing the opponent’s style, technique and team characteristics. One or two days before the competition, each coaching staff member of Lin Haier Rural team will get a copy of such a report. Once, Deacon talked about intelligence