Fear and Loathing in La Liga by Sid Lowe
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.
One of the year’s best football books … an extremely well-informed and usefully myth-busting portrait * Guardian *
Fascinating * Sunday Independent *
Sports Book of the Year * Sunday Times *
Football Books of the Year: Sid Lowe isn’t an ordinary football writer and, as a result, this is not an ordinary football bookLowe paces it all so well ... like an engaging lesson from your favourite teacher * Daily Mirror *
A revelation. Anyone interested in Spain's two biggest teams can learn something new from this labour of love ... tackling tricky subjects with skill and weaving them into an engaging story. For that, this book stands out from the rest. * talksport.com *
Fascinating * Sunday Independent *
Sports Book of the Year * Sunday Times *
Football Books of the Year: Sid Lowe isn’t an ordinary football writer and, as a result, this is not an ordinary football bookLowe paces it all so well ... like an engaging lesson from your favourite teacher * Daily Mirror *
A revelation. Anyone interested in Spain's two biggest teams can learn something new from this labour of love ... tackling tricky subjects with skill and weaving them into an engaging story. For that, this book stands out from the rest. * talksport.com *
Sid Lowe is the Spanish football correspondent for the Guardian and World Soccer. He is a regular contributor to the popular Guardian Football Weekly podcast and writes for FourFourTwo. He works as a commentator and panellist for Spanish, Asian and US television and appears regularly on Spanish radio show Al Primer Toque. His previous book, Catholicism, War and the Foundation of Francoism, is about the causes of the Spanish civil war, the rise of fascism, and the creation of the Franco state. He lives in Spain.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224091787 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224091786 |
| Title | Fear and Loathing in La Liga |
| Author | Sid Lowe |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for British Sports Book Publishing Awards 2014 (UK), Long-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2013 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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