El Clasico Barcelona V Real Madrid

Author : Richard Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408171090
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book El Clasico: Barcelona v Real Madrid written by Richard Fitzpatrick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real Madrid versus Barcelona is regarded by many as the most captivating fixture in world football. But it is not only the on-pitch battles that have forged their rivalry. From General Franco and bloody civil war to the Catalan city of Barcelona's lukewarm reaction to Spain's recent World Cup and European Championship triumphs, bitterness is never far from the surface. In El Clásico, Richard Fitzpatrick charts the key political and historical flashpoints between the two clubs. With exclusive interviews with key figures, including Luís Figo, Hristo Stoichkov, Joan Laporta and Vicente del Bosque, El Clásico is the definitive guide to football's greatest feud.

Author : Sid Lowe
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446496635
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fear and Loathing in La Liga written by Sid Lowe and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A history of modern Spain told through one of world football's most intense rivalries’ Independent ‘Sports Book of the Year’ Sunday Times 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 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 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.

Author : Richard Fitzpatrick
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408158795
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book El Clasico: Barcelona V Real Madrid written by Richard Fitzpatrick and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation of the intrigue, politics and culture behind El Clásico - the hard-fought, long-running contest between two of the world's biggest football clubs - explaining the place sport's greatest rivalry has in Spanish life and the world of football.

Author : Steven G. Mandis
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1942952554
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Real Madrid Way written by Steven G. Mandis and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of Real Madrid: one of the most incredible turnarounds in sports and business history. Real Madrid is the most successful sports team on the planet. The soccer club has more trophies than any other sports team, including 11 UEFA Champions League trophies. However, the story behind the triumph goes beyond the players and coaches. Generally unnoticed, a management team consisting mostly of outsiders took the team from near bankruptcy to the most valuable sports organization in the world. How did Real Madrid achieve such extraordinary success? Columbia Business School adjunct professor Steven G. Mandis investigates. Given unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, Mandis is the first researcher to rigorously ana- lyze both the on-the-field and business aspects of a sports team. What he learns is completely unexpected and challenges the conventional wisdom that moneyball-fueled data analytics are the primary instruments of success. Instead, Real Madrid's winning formula both on and off the field, from player selection to financial management, is based on aligning strategy with the culture and values of its fan base. Chasing the most talented (and most expensive) players can be a recipe for a winning record, but also financial disaster, as it was for Real Madrid in the late 1990s. Real Madrid's management believes that the club exists to serve the Real Madrid community. They discovered that its fans care more about why the team exists, how their club wins, and whom it wins with versus just winning. The why, how, and whom create a community brand and identity, and inspire extraordinary passion and loyalty, which has led to amazing marketing and commercial success—in turn, attracting and paying for the best players in the world, with the values the fans expect. The club's values and culture also provide a powerful environment for these best players to work together to win trophies. The Real Madrid Way explains how Real Madrid has created and maintains a culture that drives both financial and on-the-field success. This book is an engrossing account of the lifetime of one of the greatest clubs in the most popular sport in the world, and for business and organization leaders, it's an invaluable inside look at a compelling alternative model with lasting competitive advantages that can deliver superior and sustainable returns and performance.

Author : Graham Hunter
Publisher : BackPage Press
ISBN 13 : 0956497152
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barça written by Graham Hunter and published by BackPage Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FC Barcelona are the greatest football team in the world, the greatest for a generation and possibly the greatest of all time. This is the inside story of how the team came to redefine how the game is played, told by the journalist closer to it than any other. This edition contains a new epilogue reflecting on the departure of Pep Guardiola and Spain's victory at Euro 2012.

Author : Grant Farred
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1592133746
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Long Distance Love written by Grant Farred and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing about his experiences, Farred shares with the reader his experienced growing up coloured in South Africa, moving to England, and finally to the USA, and how his passion for football kept company with his many moves.

Author : Sid Lowe
Publisher : Bold Type Books
ISBN 13 : 1568584504
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fear and Loathing in La Liga written by Sid Lowe and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Clásico. 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 language—while never forgetting the drama on the field—Lowe demonstrates the relationship between these two soccer giants and reveals the true story behind their explosive rivalry.

Author : Jimmy Burns
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857206559
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book La Roja written by Jimmy Burns and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of a best-selling biography of Diego Maradona, and similarly widely acclaimed books on FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, digs deep into the roots of the most popular sport, to look at how football played in Spain became the most admired in the world. From its early beginnings when the first football on the shores of Bilbao and Buenos Aires was played by British sailors and engineers, through to the influx of South American stars, and similarly inspirational Italians, Dutchman and Scandinavians, the author shows how the engagement of foreigners with home-grown Spanish talent overcame political adversity and produced football of sublime skill, passion, and unparalleled entertainment value. The book takes us on a journey through some of the extraordinary characters, games, and moments that have defined Spanish football from the early days when a few enthusiasts developed their talent kicking a ball around on a piece of industrial waste-ground or beach, to the emergence of rival giants, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid - the most powerful and successful football clubs in the world - and a national team that, encompassing all that was most brilliant in the Spanish League, became the World Champions.

Author : Colin Millar
Publisher : Pitch Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781785315244
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Frying Pan of Spain written by Colin Millar and published by Pitch Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seville is the capital of Spain's Andalusian region and is the life and soul of the nation. Enchanted with effortlessly stylish bars and colourful buildings, this is a charismatic metropolis doused in the endless sun of southern Spain. The city is also home to two historic institutions of Spanish football - Real Betis and Sevilla - and when they go head-to-head to contest El Gran Derbi, the rest of Spain can only watch in awe. This is a pulsating and arresting experience which encapsulates the beautiful game in all its raw, spellbinding brilliance. Spanish football is more than Barcelona and Real Madrid. Much more. The city contrasts uptown Sevilla with downtown Betis. Los Rojiblancos pitted against Los Verdiblancos. Sevillistas and Beticos. Nothing can compare to this beautiful city and the crazy passion for football that it produces, either in Spain or Europe. Colin Millar - who made the city his home - charts the illustrious histories of football in the city and explores how both clubs represent a way of life for Sevillanos.

Author : Lilaj Lebda
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Eternal Clasico Between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona written by Lilaj Lebda and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some rivalries in the exciting world of football go beyond just playing against each other and become part of global folklore. None of these famous rivalries is as intense, emotional, or historic as the one between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. These two Spanish giants have played some of the most exciting, electrifying, and emotionally charged games ever seen on a football field for decades. The rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, also known as "El Clásico," has won the hearts and minds of fans all over the world. Its long history and interesting stories have kept their attention. This book will try to get to the bottom of this strange rivalry. It will tell the story of a saga full of raw passion, fierce competition, and interesting plots that go far beyond the world of sports. This book promises to explain everything about the rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, from the early fights in the 1930s to the struggle for power on and off the field today. Every chapter will take readers on a fascinating journey through key moments, unforgettable games, and the people who have changed the game and helped shape both clubs. But the rivalry is about more than just football. It's woven into Spain's culture, politics, and sense of self, and it's a big part of the way people live in Spain's two biggest cities, Madrid and Barcelona. From the fierce regional pride that sparks heated debates to the different styles of play that show a clash of ideas, this book aims to shed light on the complex emotions that make this rivalry truly unique. Through careful research, interesting anecdotes, and exclusive interviews with players, managers, and die-hard fans, this book tries to get to the heart of the love, hate, and everything in between that makes this rivalry so epic. Join us on this exciting journey as we reveal the stories, rivalries, victories, and heartbreaks that have made Real Madrid and FC Barcelona rivals for life. This is a rivalry that goes beyond sports and reaches mythical levels.