Atletico Madrid was founded on 26th April 1903 which makes the club a venerable 119 years old today.
It was initially a youth club – an extension of the students’ hometown team of Atletico Bilbao wearing blue and white shirts that morphed into their red and white look after about 8 years.
History here.
They always played in the shadow of the La Liga giants Barcelona (founded 1899) and Real Madrid (founded 1902)till Diego Simone made his presence felt.
Man City had a job on their hands recently as Altetico under Simone have mastered the dark side of the force of football.
A tribute to the contribution of Simone to Atletico Madrid…