An exploration of the history, tradition and violent nature of world football's biggest clashes which attempts to get to the crux of each conflict, exploring why the fans dislike each other so vehemently.
Football is often a search for political identity, as in Spain's El Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, while in Buenos Aires' Superclásico, it is poverty and privilege at the heart of the rivalry between working-class Boca Juniors and bourgeois River Plate.
Whether 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 Fenerbahçe, these clashes are a potent mix of fanatical zealot, political rally and crazed ultras preparing for war.
Published in 2024.
Size: 138mm x 217mm – 288 pages.
