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Backroom Dealings, Dictator Intervention and Sporting Treason; The Transfers of Figo and Di Stefano

El Clásico week is here.

One of the world’s grandest sporting spectacles will once again take center stage, bringing an on rush of memories for supporters that flow as fast as the world’s grandest rivers. Millions have lived through the triumphs, the pain and the absurd — all wrapped into one. It’s now been 87 years since La Liga was founded and Madrid and Barcelona have been setting the table for sporting dominance ever since. The duo have combined for 56 league titles, 47 Copa del Rey’s, 16 Champions Leagues and just for good measure — 16 player of the year winners.