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When Puskas wore our red and white at Highbury

Ferenc Puskas may be one of Real Madrid's biggest legends of all-time, winning three European Cups, five La Liga titles and netting 242 goals in 262 games, but while he starred in all-white, did you know he once donned our red and white and scored goals at Highbury?

The Rothmans Golden Boots Awards luncheon on September 9, 1971 had a very special guest - the Hungarian icon himself, a striker so dazzling and so revered that FIFA later named their Goal of the Season award after him.

The purpose of the lunch was to unveil the 1970/71 Team of the Year, which featured our very own Frank McLintock and Peter Storey, with Ray Kennedy receiving the Young Player of the Year award.