{"product_id":"classic-derbies-and-epic-rivalries-a-journey-through-the-worlds-most-captivating-football-clashes-9781801507455","title":"Classic Derbies and Epic Rivalries: A Journey Through the World's Most Captivating Football Clashes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Bollen explores the history, tradition and violent nature of football's biggest clashes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn unravelling the history of these infamous feuds, Bollen gets to the crux of each conflict, exploring why the fans dislike each other so vehemently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFootball is often a search for political identity, as in Spain's El Cl?sico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, while in Buenos Aires' Supercl?sico, it's poverty and privilege at the heart of the rivalry between working-class Boca Juniors and bourgeois River Plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it's the Cairo derby with Al Ahly and Zamalek, the Croatian chaos of Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split or Turkey's Intercontinental derby with Galatasaray and Fenerbah?e, these clashes are a potent mix of fanatical zealot, political rally and crazed ultras preparing for war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShowcasing and detailing football's great games, names and most memorable moments, Bollen has penned an important work on classic derbies and epic rivalries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801507455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Andy Bollen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331884605621,"sku":"9781801507455","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_030952d5-f422-41e8-b623-e224686f770a.jpg?v=1745938403","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/classic-derbies-and-epic-rivalries-a-journey-through-the-worlds-most-captivating-football-clashes-9781801507455","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}