The Politics of Futbol

Duncan Shaw looks at how the entry of Spain into the EEC in 1985 furthered its process of integration into the European community. During the Franco years, the ostracised regime used football to initiate this gradual road towards acceptance. The Catalans and the Basques, however, used football as a means of popular protest.

Real Madrid at the Bernabeu after a 2-0 win over Fiorentina in the 1957 European Cup final

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