Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, And The World's Greatest Sports Rivalry

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"Fear and Loathing in La Liga" is the definitive history of the greatest rivalry in world sport: FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid.

It's Messi vs. Ronaldo, Guardiola vs. Mourinho, the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs. Franco's fascists, plus majestic goals and mesmerizing skills. It's the best two teams on the planet going head-to-head. It's more than a game. It's a war. It's El Clisico.

Only, it's not quite that simple. Spanish soccer expert and historian Sid Lowe covers 100 years of rivalry, athletic beauty, and excellence. "Fear and Loathing in La Liga" is a nuanced, revisionist, and brilliantly informed history that goes beyond sport.

Lowe weaves together this story of the rivalry with the history and culture of Spain, emphasizing that it is never about just the soccer. With exclusive testimonies and astonishing anecdotes, he takes us inside this epic battle, including the wounds left by the Civil War, Madrid's golden age in the fifties when they won five European cups, Johan Cruyff's Barcelona Dream Team, the doomed Galictico experiment, and Luis Figo's betrayal.

Copyright:
2014

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
480 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781568584515
Related ISBNs:
9781568584508
Publisher:
Nation Books
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Copyrighted By:
Sid Lowe
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sports
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Bookshare Staff
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