-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 St-no and Johan Cruyff as well as the only survivor of the most politically charged game in history, the Barcelona striker who knocked Madr
