Essential Spanish Football BooksAlthough many fantastic Spanish football books have been written about in English, Spanish and other languages, from the point of view of a football fan visiting Spain or someone who comes on holiday and wants to know more about Spanish football, there are only two that I consider to be really ESSENTIAL reading . . . Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football by Real Sociedad fan and 'When Saturday Comes' journalist Phil Ball and . . . The Rough Guide to European Football by Peterjon Cresswell and Simon Evans - two well-travelled authors who really know their stuff. Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football
Set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War and 36 years of Franco's dictatorship, football itself became an expression of the ambition of the regime and of the hopes and fears of Spain's 'minority' nations - the Basques and the Catalans. If you want to understand Spain and appreciate why football is followed with such passion here, you really must read this book. It's a complete revelation! Get Your Copy of Morbo:The Story of Spanish Football from Amazon.com HERE The Rough Guide to European Football
Along with player and club information, it contains city guides that tell you how to get about, where the stadium is and even which are bars you can watch football in with the local fans - I actually left my copy in a Betis bar in Seville so I'd better order another one before I go on my travels again! Get Your Copy of The Rough Guide to European Football from Amazon.com HERE Click Here for more Spanish Football Books and Books on Spain on Amazon.com
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