Journalist Approaches Di Stéfano with Stick

Journalist Miguel Ángel Lara shared a story from 2004 when, as a newcomer to the profession, he approached Alfredo Di Stéfano. The legendary player was described as being apart from a group of veterans, tapping the ground with a stick "like a gypsy patriarch" after a Madrid-Atlético match. raccoongame.org

Lara noted that despite knowing Di Stéfano's difficult character, he and other journalists approached the football great with great enthusiasm the day after the match between the two rival teams.