The great footballer Alfredo di Stefano died in July 2014. He played international football for his country of birth, Argentina, his adopted home of Spain, and even a couple of unofficial matches for Colombia during a period in the early 50s when the Colombians were not part of FIFA.
This period ended in confusion and turmoil, with Spanish clubs Real Madrid and Barcelona both trying to sign him from two of his former clubs who claimed to 'own' him. To end this confusion, the Spanish Federation decided on what compromise formula?
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That he would play one season for Madrid and the next one for Barcelona in alternate fashion. (That didn't happen -
more here on a man who had a very interesting life and career, and never played the FIFA World Cup.)