Feb 12, 2022
18 min read
Parallel lives
Growing up in Madrid during Franco’s reign, witnessing a new Spain, and finding Atlético Madrid fame – this is the story of Michael McCleary.
The first time I met Michael McCleary I presumed he was Spanish. Why wouldn’t I? We were, after all, in Madrid, sitting together on a pleasant October evening in the famous Vicente Calderon football stadium. He spoke just like any other Spaniard I had encountered and there was nothing about his…
