2023 FIFA World Cup (Eighth Final) Colombia – Uruguay
To finally end the impasse, the Spanish Football Federation took the decision to no longer admit foreign players to the competition. Ultimately, after consultation with FIFA, the Spanish Football Association decided to make an exception and came to a curious Solomon's judgment: Di Stéfano would alternately play for both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona for four seasons. 4,000 for an outstanding debt owed by Di Stéfano to the club. Real Madrid had only won the national championship twice in its 51-year existence, the last title dating from 1933. In terms of national titles, it was the fifth club in Spain, behind FC Barcelona (6), Athletic Bilbao (5), Atlético Madrid ( 4) and Valencia (3). Real Madrid was a mediocre club that had modernized and professionalized since the 1920s. The Colombian club played friendlies in Uruguay, Peru, Argentina, germany kit Bolivia and ended its trip in March 1952 in Spain. FC Barcelona then tried to get out of its obligations by offering Di Stéfano to Juventus.
Di Stéfano had to fill the gap left by Pahiño after he had exchanged Real Madrid for Deportivo La Coruña in the summer. The efforts that both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona then made for months to sign Di Stéfano led to one of the most controversial transfers in football history. Club president Bernabéu discovered that Di Stéfano turned out to have a nose for talent and asked him about possible reinforcements in the summer. Conspiracy theories subsequently developed in Spain about why FC Barcelona suddenly wanted to break the contract with Real Madrid and what the possible influence of General Franco had been during the entire transfer. The only condition set by FC Barcelona was that Real Madrid had to transfer the transfer fee that the Catalans had paid to River Plate in exchange for Di Stéfano. The Argentinian left-back had been a competitor of his in Colombia, when Di Stéfano played for Millonarios and Rial for city rivals Santa Fe.
Meanwhile, FIFA gave the green light to the transfer of Di Stéfano to FC Barcelona, without being aware of the ongoing negotiations with Millonarios. We had managed to build a team so strong and homogeneous that it was difficult to find an equal, said Di Stéfano. These were France (winner), Italy, Portugal, England and Germany. Because Taylor had Irish ancestry, she was also eligible for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team, but she ultimately chose England. Based on his ancestry, Šimunić was eligible for the Australia national football team, the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team and the Croatia national football team. His place in the team was taken over by Youri Djorkaeff. The winner of this match is sure of a place in the next round, as Japan and Croatia have drawn. However, it also needed the permission of Real Madrid because both clubs jointly owned the rights to the Argentinian. They blocked Di Stéfano's transfer to Spain because neither club had reached an agreement with either River Plate or Millonarios.
Bernabéu trusted Di Stéfano and gave the introverted player time and patience. In doing so, he made an important contribution to Real Madrid's first league title in 21 years. In the meantime, however, Millonarios also had talks with Real Madrid about Di Stéfano. Real Madrid and FC Barcelona both wanted to sign Di Stéfano, but the Catalans initially seemed to have the best chance of getting his signature. Real Madrid had invited Millonarios and Sweden's IFK Norrköping to participate in a friendly tournament in honor of the club's 50th anniversary. Gento would go on to become one of the greatest full-backs in history, remaining with Real Madrid for a record 18 seasons. At the start of this season, Real Madrid brought in Aurélien Tchouameni for 80 million euros. When Di Stéfano arrived at Real Madrid in 1953, it did not yet have the status of a top club. 30,000. The Madrilenians then traveled to Barcelona to convince Di Stéfano to opt for Real Madrid after all.