Former Real Madrid star Alfredo di Stefano, one of the world's greatest forwards, spinning a ball in October 1960 during a practice in England. Di Stefano died at the age of 88 on Monday after suffering a heart attack near Madrid's Benabeu Stadium.
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Former Real Madrid star Alfredo di Stefano, one of the world's greatest forwards, spinning a ball in October 1960 during a practice in England. Di Stefano died at the age of 88 on Monday after suffering a heart attack near Madrid's Benabeu Stadium.
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Di Stefano, who was born in Buenos Aires and uniquely played for the Argentinian, Colombian, and Spanish national teams, backheels the ball past the Manchester United goalkeeper on October 2, 1959.
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Di Stefano, who was born in Buenos Aires and uniquely played for the Argentinian, Colombian, and Spanish national teams, backheels the ball past the Manchester United goalkeeper on October 2, 1959.
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Di Stefano, center, poses with his Real Madrid teammates before the start of a Liga football match on June 6, 1959 at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
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Di Stefano, center, poses with his Real Madrid teammates before the start of a Liga football match on June 6, 1959 at the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
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Di Stefano scores Madrid's first goal against Eintracht Frankfurt during the European Cup Final in Glasgow on May 18, 1960. Madrid won 7-3.
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Di Stefano scores Madrid's first goal against Eintracht Frankfurt during the European Cup Final in Glasgow on May 18, 1960. Madrid won 7-3.
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Di Stefano poses with the whole team in 1963 at the Bernabeu. He was the team's honorary president from 2000 until his death.
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Di Stefano poses with the whole team in 1963 at the Bernabeu. He was the team's honorary president from 2000 until his death.
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Di Stefano enjoys a beverage or two at a Madrid cafe in 1970.
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Di Stefano enjoys a beverage or two at a Madrid cafe in 1970.
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Di Stefano poses with Real Madrid's new signing, David Beckham, at his official presentation in Madrid on July 2, 2003.
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Di Stefano poses with Real Madrid's new signing, David Beckham, at his official presentation in Madrid on July 2, 2003.
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Di Stefano with Argentinian football legends Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, the then-coach of the national team, after Messi received the Di Stefano award for best player of the 2008-2009 season.
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Di Stefano with Argentinian football legends Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, the then-coach of the national team, after Messi received the Di Stefano award for best player of the 2008-2009 season.
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Di Stefano receives the Francisco Fernandez Ochoa National Prize from Queen Sofia of Spain during the National Sports Awards ceremony at El Pardo Palace on December 5, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
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Di Stefano receives the Francisco Fernandez Ochoa National Prize from Queen Sofia of Spain during the National Sports Awards ceremony at El Pardo Palace on December 5, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
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Di Stefano on the pitch on May 8, 1962.
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Di Stefano on the pitch on May 8, 1962.
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