Ferguson talking crap...

"What made it really obscene was that Madrid, as General Franco’s club, had a history of being able to get whoever and whatever they wanted, before democracy came to Spain.”... Fergie about the Christiano Ronaldo transfer saga.


I love how people keep referring to this when it is blatantly untrue.
Brief history lesson:
- Franco did not support Real Madrid, he supported Athletico Madrid (then called Athletico Avacion... since it was started as the Air Force team)
- For 14 years after Franco came to power, Madrid did not win a single league title. Zero. Barca won 6, Athletico 4.
- In the mid-1950's Madrid managed to steal Di Stefano from under Barca's noses and get him to sign with Madrid
- That's when Madrid went on to become the greatest club in the world and Fifa's Club of the Century.
- AFTER Madrid won the inaugural European Cup, the Spanish Government tried to use Madrid as a propoganda tool just as any country tries to project its national identity through its sporting successes (India's 20-20 team, Brazil's football team, China and Yao Ming)
- He also forgets that decades after Franco's rule ended, Madrid has still gone on to win 3 more European Cups in comparison to Man U's 2.

Much respect to Man U for being the world's outstanding football club last year... but a little bit of respect for the truth would be in order when talking about the most successful football club in history... he would be more credible if he wouldn't talk such bullshit