The History of the Spanish First Division at the Rhythm of Counterattack - E-book - ePub

DO YOU KNOW THE WHOLE HISTORY OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP SOCCER COMPETITIONS? After many difficulties, the first edition of the Spanish First Division could be held in the 1928-29 season, with an initial rivalry between Athletic of Iragorri and Bata and Real Madrid of Zamora, Olivares and Regueiro. The Civil War broke the championship and gave Atlético Aviación the opportunity to shine, but after a brief success of Gorostiza and Edmundo Suárez's Valencia, Real Madrid and Athletic would resume their duel in the 1940s. César Rodríguez and Kubala's Barcelona put an end to the fight between the Basques and Madrid, with the permission of Atlético de Madrid led by Helenio Herrera, until Real Madrid returned to shine with legends such as Di Stéfano, Héctor Rial, Gento, Amancio or Pirri under Miguel Muñoz.
Luis Aragonés and his Atlético de Madrid would try to put an end to the white hegemony that continued in the 70s with Santillana. After the golden years of Basque soccer, Real Madrid became unstoppable again with Hugo Sánchez, Butragueño and the famous Quinta del Buitre, but then Barcelona led by Johan Cruyff began a long period of glory, with both teams dominating the recent past of the competition.
In this book you will discover the history and evolution of the Spanish first division, as a simple walk through time discovering the keys and remembering its main protagonists. In this book you will find:- The origin of soccer in Spain and the creation of the First Division National League Championship.- The fight until the last day between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the first edition of the competition.- The rivalry of the early years between the Athletic Club of Iragorri and Bata and the Real Madrid of Zamora, Olivares and Regueiro.- The regulations that allowed foreign players to participate in the league, the loss of the royal status of some teams and the elimination of Anglicisms.- The end of the Civil War and the rise of Atlético Aviación led by Ricardo Zamora.- The successful years of Gorostiza's and Edmundo Suárez's Valencia.- Telmo Zarra's Athletic Club's first title in its own right.- The eternal duel between Real Madrid and Athletic Club in the 1940s- Barcelona's dominance of César Rodríguez and Kubala led by Enrique Fernández and Daucik- The championships of Helenio Herrera's Atlético de Madrid- The Real Madrid of Di Stéfano, Héctor Rial, Gento and Puskás and the later 60's of Amancio and Pirri under the direction of Miguel Muñoz- The Atlético de Madrid of Luis Aragonés and its struggle against the all-powerful Real Madrid.- The 70's of all against Santillana's Real Madrid led by Miljanic- The Basque domination of Satrústegui and Ufarte's Real Sociedad and Athletic Club led by Javier Clemente- The successful Real Madrid of Hugo Sánchez, Butragueño or Valdano and the origin of "La quinta del buitre".- The Dutch glory of the Barcelona of Stoichkov, Laudrup and Koeman coached by Johan Cruyff- Real Madrid's resurgence with the everlasting presence of Raúl González.- The golden era of Barcelona coached by Guardiola, the basis of a world champion Spanish national team.- Atletico Madrid led by Simeone and their struggle against the dominance of Madrid and Barcelona- The intense rivalry of the recent past of Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid and Messi's Barcelona and the leagues of records. Enjoy the wonderful history of one of the best competitions in world soccer!