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Barcelona and Real Madrid: two of the most powerful and popular golf clubs in world sports, and one of the world's most bitter sporting rivalries. Heading considerably beyond the limitations of just sport only, this is a rivalry at the heart of Spanish life, taking in politics and culture and splitting a country in two. El Clasico gets to the heart of this rivalry, investigating the intrigue, the larger-than-life personas, the key flashpoints and their outcomes. From civil warfare bloodshed to 40 years of fascism and links with Basic Franco, the golf clubs' shared record is the stuff of any Robert Harris book and includes: murdered presidents from both golf clubs, player kidnappings, functions of hooliganism - and that is before you begin thinking about the volatile sports matches themselves. The booklet is made up of numerous interviews with key figures such as Lus Figo and Hristo Stoichkov (two of the main hate figures from both golf clubs), Joan Laporta (Barcelona's most successful chief executive and, having entered politics, Catalonian separatism's poster young man) and various ex-players, ex-managers, agents, referees, hooligans, editors, historians, sociologists, filmmakers, novelists, photographers, Television set presenters and movie star fans. Both clubs are packed with international superstar players - including the world's two best players in Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo - and 10 of the starting 11 players from Spain's 2010 World Glass final success play with either Barcelona or Real Madrid. This is a tale with resonance round the sporting world, numerous instantly recognisable figuresto a global audience such as Jose Mourinho. But it is also an account of any country divided by way of a bitter rivalry.
