All posts tagged "legend"
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Spotlight Season: The title finally leaves Madrid as Valencia dominate – 1970/71
Why 1970-71? La Primera title had not left Madrid for a decade, with either Real Madrid (8)...
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The Englishman who became a Basque Country saint
“Steve Bloomers Watching,” they sing form the stands of Pride Park. A bronze bust of the...
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When the nastiest rivalry in Spain was between Barcelona and Athletic
This is an exclusive extract offered to El Centrocampista by the collective of writers at The...
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Real Madrid rumour mill ramps up as Zidane linked to coaching role
GETTY IMAGES With the future of Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho currently in doubt, former club icon...
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Welcome to the People’s Republic of Vallekas
Late March last year as I was walking up the steps at Portazgo metro in Madrid, a...
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¡La cantera! – The changing face of one club in Spain
In the summer of 2009 Granada CF was a club weeks away from collapse. Italian investment, matched...
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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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Spotlight Season: The Birth of La Liga – 1928-29
FCBarcelona.com Why 1928-29? After years of wrangling, Spain’s foremost teams were finally getting their act together to...
