SPANISH LA LIGA: ATLETICO MADRID FOOTBALL CLUB






In 1941 a decree issued by Franco banned teams from using foreign names and the club became Atlético Aviacion de Madrid. In 1947 the club decided to drop the military association from its name and settled on its current name Club Atlético de Madrid. The same year saw Atlético beat Real Madrid 5–0 at the Metropolitano, to date their biggest win over their cross-town rivals.