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Churros y Tácticas Podcast: Diego’s Controversial Figo Article; And The Entire Figo Story

Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss the latest Figo quote about leaving Barcelona, Diego’s article about the mistakes Barcelona made, and the entire Figo backstory.

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On this Patron-only episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:

- The title (and content) of Diego’s article, plus the feedback

- Creating titles in general, and the negative connotation associate with ‘clickbait’

- Luis Figo’s quotes this week, as well as the ones in the past, and how they contradict each other and don’t reveal the actual truth

- The state of both Barcelona and Real Madrid when the Figo transfer happened

- Rivaldo’s back story, and internal Barcelona conflicts with Van Gaal

- Figo carrying Barcelona in his last year

- Figo’s contract talks with Barcelona breaking down

- Florentino Perez’s absurd pact with Figo, and what Figo was thinking when he agreed to it

- Real Madrid’s elections that summer

- Johan Cruyff’s quote about Figo which solidifies Diego’s article

- Luis Figo’s returns to Camp Nou as a Real Madrid player

- The best Spanish player ever

- Diego’s plea to Madridista and Cules

- And more

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Co-host of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, along with D Spot’s Diego Lorijn, delve into La Liga’s hottest topics -- along with the help of various Spanish football journalists from SB Nation, Marca, AS, and BeIn. We scrutinize the biggest games, dissect the main talking points, and bring a unique and fresh perspective to Spanish football.

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