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From Guernica to Guardiola - How the Spanish Conquered English Football (Hardcover)
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'An intelligent and stylish study...packed with new information and
insight...cements Adam Crafton's reputation as one of the brightest
young journalistic talents' Ian Herbert, author of Bob Paisley
Quiet Genius As Pep Guardiola shatters records and confounds the
norms of English football and players such as David De Gea and
David Silva light up the national game, Spanish stars are
transforming the way English football is conceived. Â
 But the origins of this particular Spanish invasion date
back to 1937, when the Spanish Civil War led to a stream of
refugees fleeing their country for the safe haven of England. Their
families reveal how the refugees learned the game here, before
returning to Spain where one would score Real Madrid’s first goal
in the Bernabeu stadium and another would be the first man to
conceive of Barcelona’s vaunted La Masia academy that would later
launch stars such as Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Xavi
Hernandez.  In recent years the reputation of
Spain’s footballers has grown, and every club craves a sprinkling
of tiki-taka magic. Through dozens of exclusive
interviews, Adam Crafton has spoken to many of the key Spanish
figures who have come to England and he creates a compelling
portrait of their impact on the English game. We discover how and
why it is that some players, such as Xabi Alonso, Pepe Reina and
Juan Mata, have had great success here, while others have toiled so
painfully.  But this is not just a footballing story,
pure and simple. Crafton provides the historical and social context
that helps to explain how the relationship between the two nations
is constantly changing, yet always close. For anyone who enjoyed
Jonathan Wilson’s Inverting the Pyramid or Sid
Lowe’s Fear and Loathing in La Liga, this book is a
revealing and brilliant insight into this most benign of Spanish
invasions.Â
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2018 |
Authors: |
Adam Crafton
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4711-5713-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4711-5713-X |
Barcode: |
9781471157134 |
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