Despite their popularity among fans, both entities have faced a decade-long legal onslaught from major broadcasters like , Mediaset , and Grup MediaPro .

Pirlo eventually hung up his boots, and the original RojaDirecta faced endless legal battles, but for a generation of fans, they will always be linked. One provided the art; the other provided the (shaky, flickering) canvas.

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