Overview
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 Galáctico experiment, and Luís Figo's betrayal.”
By exploring the history, politics, culture, economics, and languagewhile never forgetting the drama on the fieldLowe demonstrates the relationship between these two soccer giants and reveals the true story behind their explosive rivalry.
This book title, Fear and Loathing in La Liga (Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World's Greatest Sports Rivalry), ISBN: 9781568584508, by Sid Lowe, published by PublicAffairs (April 8, 2014) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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