Barcelona-Real Madrid total clash from the referees case to Franco-Corriere.it

When Barcelona And real Madrid they challenge each other, the world of football stops and watches. El Clasico it remains one of the most polarizing events on the European sports scene, even when the match is not played on a football field but in the history books. Perhaps never before in the modern era, the two most important companies in Spain have come to attack frontallybouncing off a heavy accusation: that of being the club historically closest to the regime of Francisco Franco.

Laporta’s accusations

«There is a club that says it feels penalized by this affair. That club is Real Madrid, who we all know have been favorites for years. Real is historically considered the regime club». It was Joan who cast the first stone The doorpresident of Barcelona, ​​who spoke at the press conference to defend himself against the accusations in the Negreira case, the arbitration scandal involving the Blaugranas.

Laporta’s words refer to what for many is a deep-rooted conviction. Real Madrid is the team from the capital, the most prominent club in Spain: inevitable to be associated with the Franco government, which, according to many, favored the Blancos for a long time, the perfect club to represent a Spain proudly Castilian. Legend has it that it was the regime that pushed why Alfredo Of Stefano landed in Madrid and not in Barcelona.

On the relationship between Real Madrid and Franco’s government, however, there are many versions and often go against this version of events. And this is exactly it the location of Florentino Perez’s clubwho decided to defend himself against Laporta’s words with a video– accusation on their own social networks.

Real counterattacks

In Real Madrid’s version, it is Barcelona that is framed as the true beneficiary of Franco’s regime. On the field and beyond. The tally of trophies is in favor of the Blaugrana: «IBarça won 8 league titles and 9 Generalissimo Cups under the dictatorship of Franco. It took Real 15 years to win La Liga.” But the allegations don’t stop there.

«The Camp Nou was inaugurated by José Solìs Ruiz, Franco’s general minister. Barcelona awarded Franco a gold and diamond badge. Barcelona rewarded Franco on three occasions. The regime saved Barcelona from bankruptcy three times.” All facts that really happened and shown by Real himself in the video, which includes documents of the time to support the allegations.

What was the period of the regime like for Real instead? “The team was dismantled – writes the club -, several players belonging to the club were murdered, detained or exiled during the civil war”. Only five were saved from Franco’s repressionas heard in a video proposed by Real taken from the documentary on the historic president Santiago Bernabeu. Who is entrusted with the final comment: «When I hear people say that Real Madrid was the team of the regime I feel like insulting the father of whoever says it». A real operation debunking compared to what was claimed by Laporta. Because, this time, the Clasico is worth much more than three points in the standings.