Cristiano, Alf & the world’s most expensive racehorse

When Alf Common broke the world transfer record with a ã1,000 move to Middlesbrough in 1905, one sportswriter snootily complained: âÂÂWe are tempted to wonder whether association football players will eventually rival thoroughbred yearling racehorses in the market.âÂÂ

That moment has long passed.

 

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