Real Madrid, Mao and Paul Breitner: when Bernabéu ignored the ideology row
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8-second readEl Periódico Mediterráneo reports that in 1974 Real Madrid moved for Paul Breitner, a World Cup winner who posed with images of Mao Zedong and Che Guevara, unsettling some directors...

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El Periódico Mediterráneo reports that in 1974 Real Madrid moved for Paul Breitner, a World Cup winner who posed with images of Mao Zedong and Che Guevara, unsettling some directors...
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