OTD E0150 — 30 Mar 1952: The Day Real Madrid Discovered Alfredo Di Stéfano

30 Mar 1952: Real Madrid lost 4–2 at home to Millonarios in the club’s 50th anniversary tournament, and Alfredo Di Stéfano changed football history. This episode traces Real Madrid’s Golden Jubilee, River Plate’s La Máquina, the Argentine player strike, El Dorado in Colombia, Millonarios’ rise, why IFK Norrköping were there too, and how Di Stéfano’s two goals at Chamartín helped set Real Madrid on the path to becoming football’s greatest imperial club. Ideas: [email protected]