Presidential Revolt Was the Inspiration Real Needed ; Madrid Home in On Title Glory - Despite Blundering Calderon

Mail on Sunday (June 17, 2007)

Author: Graham Hunter

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IT IS to be hoped that teams around the globe are not currently planning to copy the Real Madrid template for 'How to Win a League'. Should Los Merengues record a better result than Barcelona tonight they will be champions of Spain - something they have not managed for four long years.

So how did Real bring themselves to within an inch of winning their 30th La Liga title?

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Presidential Revolt Was the Inspiration Real Needed ; Madrid Home in On Title Glory - Despite Blundering Calderon

First of all, they suffered a presidential election campaign in which the police had to intervene, boxes of votes were hauled away for examination, court action was needed and players argued ...

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