Rebel Simeone upsetting Spanish establishment


Atletico Madrid's coach Diego Simeone attends a training session at the club's sports grounds in Majadahonda, near Madrid, November 25, 2014. REUTERS/Susana Vera

BARCELONA (Reuters) - La Liga champions Atletico Madrid have become the mirror image of Diego Simeone as a well-organised and hard-working team with a fierce commitment and a strong rebellious streak.

Prowling the touchline clad all in black with his hair slicked back, Simeone has cultivated a kind of gangster look as he successfully unsettles Real Madrid and Barcelona, the football establishment in Spain.

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