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Transfers that shook the world: Fernando Torres to Chelsea
Manage episode 489765661 series 2575983
Welcome to Transfers that shook the world, a summer series for The Athletic FC looking back on the moves that sparked fury and saw heroes become villains.
Today we’re heading back to January 2011 when Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign Liverpool’s No.9, Fernando Torres.
So why was Torres’ move from Liverpool to Chelsea so controversial and was he a success at Stamford Bridge?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Simon Hughes and Dom Fifield
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producers: Guy Clarke and Lucy Oliva
Sound Design: Jay Beale
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2055 episodes
Manage episode 489765661 series 2575983
Welcome to Transfers that shook the world, a summer series for The Athletic FC looking back on the moves that sparked fury and saw heroes become villains.
Today we’re heading back to January 2011 when Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign Liverpool’s No.9, Fernando Torres.
So why was Torres’ move from Liverpool to Chelsea so controversial and was he a success at Stamford Bridge?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Simon Hughes and Dom Fifield
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producers: Guy Clarke and Lucy Oliva
Sound Design: Jay Beale
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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