امیر ۱۹۹۶در مورد کوبالا هم بنویس، During these games, Kubala was spotted by both Real Madrid and Josep Samitier, then chief scout at FC Barcelona. Kubala was offered a contract by Real but was persuaded by Samitier to sign for FC Barcelona. Samitier used his connections within the government of Franco to help arrange the transfer. Franco’s government wanted to utilize Kubala’s status as a refugee from one of the URSS satellite countries to reinforce the regime’s validity, thus helping Kubala obtain Spanish citizenship without delay. [9] . In the midst of the Cold War, Kubala's escape to the West was used as propaganda by Franco's government and was made into a successful film The Stars Search for Peace which saw Kubala and Samitier playing themselves
