Alfredo Di Stefano changed the history of this club and he…

“Alfredo Di Stefano is Real Madrid. His alliance with this club changed the destiny of this institution. Alfredo was the best in every sense…

— Florentino Pérez

“You were my hero when I was fourteen or fifteen because you represented a totally new philosophy of football. You will always embody the…

— Sepp Blatter

“Di Stéfano was one of the greatest footballers ever. He had such great balance.”

— Alex Ferguson

“Don Alfredo, greatest legend of Real Madrid, always with us. I will always remember maestro.”

— Iker Casillas

“A great amongst the greats.”

— Michel Platini

“Alfredo was the first Galactico. In fact, he was worth any three of them put together.”

— Francisco Gento

“He was simply the most intelligent football player I ever saw. If I had one player to choose, out of all of them, to…

— Bobby Charlton

“Alfredo di Stéfano is maybe the greatest player I have ever seen. I watched him in a match when Manchester United played against Real…

— Bobby Charlton

“The most complete footballer in the history of the game.”

— Eusébio

“Don Alfredo leaves us, but his memory will last forever in our hearts. Legends never die. Thanks for everything Maestro.”

— Cristiano Ronaldo

“People argue between Pele or Maradona. Di Stéfano is the best, much more complete.”

— Pelé

I knew that Chelsea was a club that changed its manager reasonably often.

— Eden Hazard

I can remember my father gave me a huge history of football for my 12th birthday - I used to read that a lot.…

— Nick Hornby

You have to respect Zidane, he's in the history of football.

— Casemiro

My dad is a fan of football, too, and did a good job of making me understand the history of football.

— Saquon Barkley