mitvan's review
3.0
Biased as hell in favour of the Galacticos but a decent history up to the arrival of Beckham in 2003.
stormblessedt's review
informative
slow-paced
4.5
This unbiased account is a necessary read for us Madridistas even though this was published in 2003 and updated in 2007 (so much has happened since then. So much.). The neutral account ensures that we don’t (forgive the pun) whitewash some of the more problematic or gray moments in our history, even though they do tend to be overblown to suit rivals’ narratives.
Great stuff about a great club. Would love to give it a 5-star rating but it doesn’t measure up to my faves from Amy Lawrence, Michael Cox, or Raph Honigstein.
Great stuff about a great club. Would love to give it a 5-star rating but it doesn’t measure up to my faves from Amy Lawrence, Michael Cox, or Raph Honigstein.
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