Ossie Ardiles: Don’t cry for me Argentina

Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter · Jan 7, 2020 · 47m

Ossie Ardiles’ football story is one of the most incredible ever told.There’s no getting away from it, much of it was played out under a dark political cloud. Some of his friends at university in Argentina’s second city Córdoba where he was studying law were ‘disappeared’ – murdered by their own government. His father-in-law was an officer in the repressive military regime.But there is also light – plenty of it – in this amazing journey. Ossie is one of the game’s most likeable characters, beloved by Spurs fans, and he was also a remarkable player, a skilful, artful midfield dribbler who won…