Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona vs Real Madrid
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (587 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0224091808 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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"If Barcelona didn't exist, we'd have to invent them." --Florentino Pérez, Real Madrid President"Catalonia is a nation and Barça its army." --Bobby Robson, former manager of Barcelona
It's Barcelona vs Real Madrid. Only, it's not that simple. It's a war. It’s the best two teams on the planet going face to face and toe to toe. It's majestic goals and mesmerising skills, red cards and bench brawls. It's the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs Franco’s fascists. It's more than a game. Lowe has spoken to the biggest names and the forgotten heroes who defined their clubs. Men like Alfredo Di Stéfano and Johan Cruyff as well as the only survivor of the most politically charged game in history, the Barcelona striker who knocked Madrid out of the European Cup for the first time eve
SID LOWE is the Spanish football correspondent for the Guardian and World Soccer. He is a regular contributor to the popular Guardian Football Weekly podcast and writes for FourFourTwo. . He lives in Spain. He works as a commentator and panellist for Spanish, Asian and US television and appears regularly on Spanish radio show Al Primer Toque. His previous book, Catholicism
"Terrific." according to A Customer. Wonderful book. Love the way that Sid articulates and combines stories with facts. Highly recommend. Not a huge Spanish football fan but I adore this rivalry.. Five Stars bdintokyo Fascinating. A history (and soccer) lovers dream Usni This book comprehensively details the history of the rivalry, from 1902 to present day. Of course you cannot understand the rivalry without understanding the Spanish Civil War and this is where Sid Lowe shines with a ton of detail on those dark days. Personally I thought the best part was the chapter on the Alfredo Di Stefano transfer which I found very similar to the story of how the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees changing both clubs forever. Barca obviously didn't sell Di Stefano but they, like the Red Sox, whiffed on a chance to acquire/keep one of the greatest play