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El claþsico : Barcelona v Real Madrid : football's greatest rivalry / Richard Fitzpatrick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fitzpatrick, Richard, 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Futbol Club Barcelona--History.
- Futbol Club Barcelona.
- Real Madrid Club de Fuþtbol--History.
- Real Madrid Club de Fuþtbol.
- Sports rivalries--Spain--History.
- Sports rivalries.
- Soccer--Spain--History.
- Soccer.
- History.
- Spain.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 244 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury, 2013.
- Summary:
- Barcelona and Real Madrid: two of the most powerful and popular clubs in world football, and one of the world's most bitter sporting rivalries. Going far beyond the boundaries of just sport alone, this is a rivalry at the heart of Spanish life, taking in politics and culture and splitting a country in two. El Claþsico gets to the heart of that rivalry, investigating the intrigue, the larger-than-life characters, the key flashpoints and their consequences. From civil war bloodshed to 40 years of fascism and links with General Franco, the clubs' shared history is the stuff of a Robert Harris novel and includes: murdered presidents from both clubs, player kidnappings, and acts of hooliganism. And that's apart from the volatile action on the field during the matches themselves.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781408158807
- 1408158809
- OCLC:
- 858954623
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