Lokomotiv Moscow 3 - 3 Atletico Madrid UEFA CUP 24/10/07
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid was formed in 1904 with an intention of it being a branch of Athletic Bilbao. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid . They currently play in the Primera División of La Liga . Their home stadium is the Vicente Calderón Stadium. During their history, the club have been known by a number of nicknames including los colchoneros or the mattresses due to their first team strips being the same colours as old-fashioned mattresses. During the 1970s they became known as los indios. This was allegedly due to the club signing several South American players after the restrictions on signing foreign players was lifted.
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