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Lädt ... Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World's Greatest Sports Rivalryvon Sid Lowe
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*** Nominated for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2013 *** It's Messi vs Ronaldo, it's Catalonia vs Castilla. It's the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs Franco's fascists. It's majestic goals and mesmerising skills, red cards and bench brawls. It's the best two teams on the planet going face to face and toe to toe. It's more than a game. It's a war. It's Barcelona vs Real Madrid. ...Only, it's not that simple. From the wounds left by the civil war to the teams' recent global domination, historian and expert on Spanish football, Sid Lowe lifts the lid on sport's greatest rivalry. Lowe has spoken to the biggest names and the forgotten heroes who defined their clubs. Men like Alfredo Di Stefano 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 ever, and the president who celebrated his club's defining moment by taking a midnight dip in the Thames. By exploring the history, politics, culture, economics and language, while never forgetting the drama on the pitch, Lowe demonstrates the symbiotic nature of the relationship between these two football giants. In doing so he reveals the human story behind this explosive rivalry. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Both teams are among the best in Europe, and their rivalry is enmeshed in the history of the two main Spanish cities; the difference in languages and cultures, with Madrid being the capital of Castilian Spain and Barcelona the capital of Catalonia, a region whose residents want nothing more than its independence from Spain; the suppression of Catalans during the nearly 40 year reign of Generalísimo Francisco Franco; and the meaning ascribed to the two teams by its followers throughout history. A win by FC Barcelona, known casually as Barça, over Madrid during the years of fascist rule meant a victory for the Catalan people over Franco and the Falangists, who were based in Madrid, whereas a win by Real Madrid meant, for some supporters, a victory for the Fatherland and Franco. That's right, isn't it?
Well, not entirely. Sid Lowe, a Madrid based English journalist who writes about football for The Guardian and other publications, does a masterful job in looking underneath the myths and claims by supporters of each side to find the truth about both clubs, and in doing so he has written a very readable and interesting story about the teams, their players and owners, and their often rabid fans. The book covers the teams' combined histories through the 2011-2012 seasons, and every important player and influential coach and owner is given due treatment, including László Kubala, the fun loving Hungarian who was one of Barcelona's first star players; Alfredo Di Stéfano, Madrid's Blond Arrow; Johan Cruyff, the Dutch footballer who changed Barça's approach to the game and turned it into a winner; Madrid's galácticos, the superstars whose egos got in the way of their successes; and the two best players in the world, Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who are pictured on the cover of the book.
Fear and Loathing in La Liga would be best appreciated by football fans, especially those who know something about these two clubs. However, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book despite my relative lack of knowledge about Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and La Liga, and it kept my interest throughout its 400+ pages. ( )