All posts tagged "Civil War"

The spiritual home of Atlético Madrid – El Estadio Metropolitano

How can I say this politely? Well, it’s like this… Atlético Madrid has played around a bit....
Catalonia is not Spain! – Nationalism, separatism and the greatest rivalry in world football

Action Images/John Sibley Not many countries have constitutions which refer to several nations and peoples within a...
How Barça’s player of the century almost joined Real Madrid

FCBarcelona.com Futbol Club Barcelona celebrated its centenary year in 1999, and to mark that historic event the...
When Real Madrid almost joined the Catalan football league

Mundo Gráfico The year is 1936 and Spain is experiencing the beginning of a savage, fratricidal...
THE BUSBY BABES, BILBAO AND SUPER JOHN McGINLAY – Memories from Manchester United

PA IMAGES Manchester United welcome Basque giants Athletic Club to Old Trafford on Thursday night, in a...
BERNABÉU, FRANCO AND REAL MADRID – The truth behind the club and the dictatorship

Santiago Bernabéu has frequently been linked to the Franco dictatorship that governed Spain for almost 40 years...