Life in La Liga

In Life in La Liga, football writer Rab MacWilliam delves to the heart of one of Europe's most historically and politically complex nations to explore its rich football history, examining its deep-rooted rivalries and internecine vendettas, and the undoubtedly impressive standard of its football clubs.

From the big five of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Valencia, to the likes of Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Deportivo de La Coruna, Real Zaragoza, Celta de Vigo, Espanyol, Real Betis and Sporting Gijon, McWilliam laces an entertainingly informative narrative with short biographies of the Spanish game's main participants, players, and characters, as well as reflections on the humorous, tragic and pivotal events that have taken place since the Spanish league's origins in the late nineteenth century on its journey to becoming the dominant force in the global game that it is today.

In Viata in La Liga, scriitorul de fotbal Rab MacWilliam patrunde in inima uneia dintre cele mai complexe natiuni din punct de vedere istoric si politic din Europa pentru a-si explora istoria bogata a fotbalului, examinand rivalitatile sale profunde si vendetele interne si standardul fara indoiala impresionant al cluburilor sale de fotbal. De la marile cinci dintre Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid si Valencia, pana la Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Zaragoza, Celta de Vigo, Espanyol, Real Betis si Sporting Gijon, sireturi McWilliam o naratiune amuzanta, informativa, cu scurte biografii ale participantilor, jucatorilor si personajelor principale ale jocului spaniol, precum si reflectii asupra evenimentelor pline de umor, tragice si pivot care au avut loc de la originile ligii spaniole la sfarsitul secolului al XIX-lea, in calatoria sa spre a deveni forta dominanta in jocul global care este astazi.