All posts tagged "Franco"
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Better than Maradona? The greatest African to play in La Liga
AFP One of the most vocal and best organised supporters groups in Spain is named after...
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How Barça’s player of the century almost joined Real Madrid
FCBarcelona.com Futbol Club Barcelona celebrated its centenary year in 1999, and to mark that historic event the...
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Spotlight Season: Real Madrid, Barcelona and Alfredo di Stéfano – 1953-54
Real Madrid CF 1953-54 Background It had been 21 years since Real Madrid’s last league triumph, during...
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When Real Madrid almost joined the Catalan football league
Mundo Gráfico The year is 1936 and Spain is experiencing the beginning of a savage, fratricidal...
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Basque Brilliance – When Real Sociedad shook-up Spanish football.
EFE The period between the death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in 1975, and 1982 when the elected...
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THE BUSBY BABES, BILBAO AND SUPER JOHN McGINLAY – Memories from Manchester United
PA IMAGES Manchester United welcome Basque giants Athletic Club to Old Trafford on Thursday night, in a...
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BERNABÉU, FRANCO AND REAL MADRID – The truth behind the club and the dictatorship
Santiago Bernabéu has frequently been linked to the Franco dictatorship that governed Spain for almost 40 years...
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ETERNAL SHAME – Real Madrid and the Ultras Sur
Real Madrid are synonymous with footballing success and have become a truly universal club, followed by millions...
