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We found 12 Reddit comments about Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World's Greatest Sports Rivalry. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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12 Reddit comments about Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World's Greatest Sports Rivalry:

u/theodore_axehandle · 28 pointsr/Barca

For the uninitiated...

Fear and Loathing in La Liga

Great history of the rivalry between Barca and Real Madrid. A good history of the context of the Spanish Civil War and the clubs' legacies, etc.

u/BBQ_HaX0r · 4 pointsr/reddevils

I like Sid Lowe. Quality follow on Twitter and his book Fear and Loathing in La Liga was a pretty good read. Didn't seem a huge fan of Mourinho, but it was certainly a good book. I loved the history in the book of both Spain and the teams. Recommend if anyone is looking for a good summer book, not too dated either.

u/and1script · 4 pointsr/soccer

Awesome, he is my favourite football journalist. i highly recommend his book on Barca and Madrid, especially the audiobook which is narrated by Sid himself.

u/aquaticshade · 3 pointsr/Barca

If you don't mind spending ~$10, it doesn't get much better than Sid Lowe's Fear and Loathing in La Liga. I highly recommend this.

If you're looking for free stuff, here's something that looks interesting from 2012 (PDF). (Although, admittedly, I've never read it).

u/Toto_radio · 2 pointsr/soccer
u/SenorPinchy · 2 pointsr/football

Here's one:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28204560
Both teams felt they had signed Di Stefano. Barca handled the signing sloppily, Real won the player after much wrangling in which the dictatorship was a key player.

The other story that comes to mind would be the 11-1 humiliation in the 1943 Spanish cup. At a point of high tension for the rivalry Barca goes up 3-0 in the first leg in Catalonia. Barca arrives in Madrid for the second leg and finds that the fans are in a frenzy possibly allowed to occur by Franco who would have controlled the press. The refs do nothing to calm the atmosphere, items are thrown at players from the stands. At half time, a representative from the military reportedly visited the locker room and suggested that Barca stand down.

Overall though, it seems like the regime had a policy whereas no institution shall challenge the regime for influence and they preferred that no one rock the boat. Claims that Real was "Franco's team" are probably exaggerated along with claims that Barca would have been a shining example of rebellion. History is shades of grey.

This is the feeling I got from reading this book. I don't know much outside of that so I beg forgiveness for my rough understanding.
http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Loathing-La-Liga-Barcelona/dp/1568584504

u/Parkview_Josh · 2 pointsr/minnesotaunited

I'm slogging my way through this currently. Either the book is very dense, or I am very dense. The jury is still out.

https://www.amazon.com/Fear-Loathing-Liga-Barcelona-Greatest/dp/1568584504

u/porkchameleon · 1 pointr/Barca

"Fear and Loathing in La Liga" is essential, a must read.

Non-Barça, but still interesting read (but hey - if anyone writes about futbol - there will be mentioning of FC Barcelona and their players):

"Inverting the Pyramid" - evolution and analysis of game tactics.

"Soccernomics" is more general, but a very interesting read as well.

Didn't see electronic version, but this one is worth mentioning: "Angels with Dirty Faces", history of Argentinian football.