John Ludden

Champions of Honour John Ludden

In the grim aftermath of the Munich air disaster, when Manchester United were decimated and all but down and out, a little-known fact is that one team more than other stood by their side. Real Madrid. Champions of Honour tells of the five friendlies they played in order to help raise money for the Old Trafford club and help them get back on their own two feet. A tale from a different era, but one I believe deserves to be told. Long before Sir Alex Ferguson declared on Real's divisive attempts to sign Ronaldo that he 'Wouldn't sell that lot a virus.' In a different world, a different time, President Don Santiago Bernabeu, Alfredo Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas arrived in Manchester like white knights in shining armour. True champions of honour. @johnludds