“...This is what a man with a deep scar in the middle of his forehead told me, with a hard and gray face that had forever absorbed the sallow pallor of prison, and with a look of unbearable firmness, truly Spanish firmness. We talked about Spanish football. – Are you asking how I know football so well? Yes, I know him perfectly. I can name all the players from Barcelona and Atletico Bilbao and Zaragoza and Real Madrid over the past ten years. I know all the details of Di Stefano's life. Who are his parents, where does he live, his favorite wine, his favorite movie actor, how much does his car cost... I can tell the same thing about del Sol and Kubala. Oh, such details are stuck in my memory that the most sophisticated sports statisticians do not remember! And for all that, I never saw either Di Stefano, or Gento, or del Sol - none of these stars in the game. How did this happen? Now you will understand. A little patience. ..."