Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona Vs Real Madrid PDF
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FEAR AND LOATHING IN LA LIGA ALSO BY SID LOWE Catholicism, War and the Foundation of Francoism: The Juventud de Acción Popular in Spain, 1931–1939 Copyright © 2014 by Sid Lowe. First published by Yellow Jersey Press, London, England, 2013 Published in 2014 by Nation Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group 116 East 16th Street, 8th Floor New York, NY 10003 Nation Books is a co-publishing venture of the Nation Institute and the Perseus Books Group. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address the Perseus Books Group, 250 West 57th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10107. Books published by Nation Books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the United States by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 255-1514, or e-mail [email protected]. Designed by Pauline Brown Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN (epub) 978-1-56858-451-5 “A book!” For Claire and for Charlie Españolito que vienes al mundo te guarde Dios Una de las dos Españas Ha de helarte el corazón. Little Spaniard coming into the world May God protect you One of the two Spains Will freeze your heart. —Antonio Machado Madrid or Barcelona? Oviedo –Michu CONTENTS Author’s Note A Note on Currency and Language 1 The Morning After 2 The Night Before 3 The Martyr President 4 The Forgotten President 5 Exorcism 6 Don Santiago 7 The House That László Built 8 The Signing of the Century 9 Blond Arrow 10 HH: The Original Special One 11 The Best Embassy We Ever Had 12 The Whistle-Blower 13 Johan Cruyff Superstar 14 The Vulture Squad 15 Dream Team 16 Nunca positifo 17 Thirty-Two Years Later 18 And Pigs Did Fly 19 The Ballboy and the Translator Acknowledgments Bibliography List of Illustrations Index Insert between pages 226–227 AUTHOR’S NOTE HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF PAPER and thousands of words strewn about. My office floor has become a cutting-room floor. This book has evolved and changed since I began writing it. It has also dramatically shortened from first draft to last. It is primarily based on archive material, some of which casts significant new light on the rivalry, and a large series of interviews conducted over the past couple of years with players, coaches, directors, and presidents from Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. In the process, it has become a kind of oral history and I’d like to thank those who have generously given their time to tell their stories, relive experiences, and/or respond to questions and clarify doubts, including Alfredo Di Stéfano, Amancio Amaro, Andoni Zubizarreta, Andrés Iniesta, Ángel Cappa, Ángel Mur, Antoni Ramallets, Carlos Villarrubí, Charly Rexach, Dani García Lara, Darcy “Canário” Silveira dos Santos, Emilio Butragueño, Evaristo de Macedo, Fernando Argila, Fernando Hierro, Fernando Sanz, Gerard Piqué, Henrik Larsson, Hristo Stoichkov, Ignacio Zoco, Iván Campo, Joan Gaspart, Joan Laporta, Johan Cruyff, Jordi Cruyff, Jorge Valdano, José Antonio Camacho, José Emilio Amavisca, José Luis San Martín, José “Pirri” Martínez, Josep Fusté, Josep María Minguella, Josep Seguer, Juan Manuel Asensi, Juan Santisteban, Louis Van Gaal, Luis Figo, Luis Milla, Luis Suárez, Marcos Alonso, Michael Laudrup, Míchel, Míchel Salgado, Miguel- Ángel Portugal, Pedja Mijatovic, Pichi Alonso, Radi Antić, Rafa García Cortés, Ramón Calderón, Santi Solari, Silvio Elías, Steve Archibald, Steve McManaman, Txiki Beguiristain, Vicente del Bosque, Víctor Muñoz, Xavi Hernández, and Zinedine Zidane. Sadly, Antoni Ramallets and Josep Seguer passed away soon after this book was first published. Thanks are also due to the protagonists who spoke to me for this book but preferred not to be named and the many others who have enriched the story. Other interviews conducted over the years with players like Oleguer Presas, Raúl, Paco Pavón, Paco Gento, and David Beckham have also been drawn upon. As well as material from state archives, private papers, and the clubs, I’ve naturally leaned on the expertise and the work of reporters, writers, broadcasters,
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