Join Stanchion Books and Pitch Publishing for the launch of Miguel L. Pereira's new book Pasión: A Journey to the Soul of Spanish Football. Miguel will be in conversation with Colin Millar, Staff Writer at The Athletic.
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The book:
Pasión journeys into the heart and soul of Spanish football, examining the rich diversity of the country’s footballing culture and how the game unites the nation.
Follow-up to Pereira’s widely acclaimed study of Portuguese football, Bring Me That Horizon. If you loved that, you’ll love this!
Taking you on a road trip through space and time, this immersive book:
- Will help you to understand what has made Spain the greatest continental football power so far this century
- Brings you exclusive insider views and insights on Spanish football, from World Cup-winning managers, to elite players, to renowned football writers and journalists
- Takes you around dozens of cities and football grounds, presenting Spain as one of the most complex and diverse nations in Europe
- Tells of the love story between Real Madrid and the Champions League as well as fairy-tale triumphs involving footballing minnows
- Investigates the origins of Iniesta and the political and social struggles that left an imprint on Basque, Galician and Valencian football
- Explores the cultural nature of vanguard managers such as Pep Guardiola and the social relevance of Spain’s sporting press
From European glory nights to the lower leagues, this compelling book celebrates the diversity of the nation’s cultural and footballing identity.
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The participants:
Miguel Lourenço Pereira is a Portuguese journalist and football historian. Author of several sporting books, including Bring Me That Horizon: A Journey to the Soul of Portuguese Football, Noites Europeias, Sueños de la Euro and Cruyff: Anatomy of a Genius, his work has been published in Portugal, Spain, Brazil and the UK for more than ten years. He has also written for Panenka, Libero, Futebol Magazine, In Bed With Maradona and Corner.
Colin Millar is Staff Writer at The Athletic and author of The Frying Pan of Spain: Sevilla v Real Betis - Spain's Hottest Football Rivalry.
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The running order:
This event is taking place online. The link to the stream will be given on the ticket confirmation screen when you have registered and we will send a reminder with the link 24 hours before the event.
The event will be recorded and added to our YouTube channel.
The running order will be as follows (all time in BST):
Kick off: 19:00
Interval: 19:50
Second half: 20:00
Finish: 20:30
Please note that timings are subject to change.