HodgysBrokenThumb
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The match was an absolute revelation, and showed what football could achieve. It was some years before I began to appreciate that the football was tainted by politics. The 7 Real Madrid goals were shared by Di Stefano and Puskas, an Argentinian and a Hungarian. Franco was a Spanish Nationalist, but the role of ‘Royal’ Madrid as the regime’s flagship football club meant that they were allowed to sign foreign players that other Spanish clubs could not. Indeed, both players played for Spain. The official propaganda celebrated Real Madrid’s victory as an example of Spanish ‘brio’ (verve, spirit), but it was very dependent on the contributions of an Argentinian and a Hungarian. But the quality of football was sublime.i still remember that final at hampden it was the most unbelievable performance by real madrid never seen anything like it absolutely brilliant football