Salvador Dali’s Favourite Footballer – Surrealista, Josep Samitier

Srijandeep Das

29th November 2017 | 4:39 AM

This is a continuation of Football Paradise’s Evolution of the Dribble series. Part 1 can be found here. This is a story about magical streets, lofty ideas, and football’s first surrealist, Josep Samitier.

Josep Samitier discussed tango with Carlos Gardel and films with Maurice Chevalier. And on holidays, he played football with Salvador Dali and his ocelot.

Salvador Dali's Favourite Footballer - Surrealista, Josep Samitier
Salvador Dali’s Favourite Footballer – Surrealista, Josep Samitier

Life’s immense in passion, pulse and power,
cheerful, for freest action is not formed under laws,
I am the Modern Man, I sing.

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