THE ACRIMONIOUS BARCELONA-REAL MADRID DEBATE GETS FUEL FROM SIR ALEX FERGUSONS HISTORICAL QUOTES

FOLLOWING MONDAYS PRESS APPEARANCE BY JOAN LAPORTA ON EL CASO NEGREIRA

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A CONTENTIOUS ARGUMENT HAS BEEN GOING ON BETWEEN BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID.

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SIR ALEX FERGUSONS HISTORICAL QUOTATIONS HAVE NOW FUELED THE ARGUMENT.

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THE PREVIOUS MANAGER OF MANCHESTER UNITED REFERRED TO REAL MADRID AS "GENERAL FRANCOS CLUB" IN 2008.

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THE TRULY REVOLTING ASPECT OF THIS IS THAT REAL MADRID THE TEAM OF GENERAL FRANCO

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HAS A HISTORY OF ACHIEVING WHAT IT WANTS BEFORE DEMOCRACY ARRIVED IN SPAIN.

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THE ARGUMENT HAS BEEN UNPLEASANT AND HAS BROUGHT UP MANY PAINFUL MEMORIES FROM A VERY TROUBLING PERIOD IN SPAINS HISTORY.

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EL CASO NEGREIRA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY SIDETRACKED BY LAPORTA BUT AT WHAT COST?

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AMID PREMIER LEAGUE INTEREST IN A YOUNGSTER

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