Jimmy Burns Marañón is a freelance author and journalist with an expertise in security, espionage, Latin America, and Spanish football. He was formerly an award-winning senior reporter for the Financial Times, for which he worked as a foreign correspondent and specialist in intelligence. Born in Madrid to Anglo-Spanish parents, he is the author of several books on Spain and Spanish football, including Barça: A People's Passion, Spain: A Literary Companion, and When Beckham Went to Spain. Vicente del Bosque is the current manager of the Spanish national soccer team, which he has led to victories in the 2010 World Cup and 2012 European Championships. As the manager of Real Madrid, he won two UEFA Champions' Leagues and two domestic La Liga titles.
"La Roja shows in colorful detail how the traditions and loyalties
of one country ended up by giving us the finest clubs and national
team of the present moment." --Wall Street Journal, on the
English-language edition
"[Burns has] a fine eye for tragedy and irony both political and on
the pitch. Spain's dominance is remarkable, especially because of
the long odds that the country's history forced its players to
overcome, and Burns rises to the challenge of telling this
intertwined saga." --Kirkus Reviews, on the English-language
edition
"[A] masterly exploration of Spanish football. . . . Burns has done
a tremendous job of setting [the richness of Spanish football's
myth and history] in the context of the country's wider history."
--Independent, on the English-language edition
"[A] vivid survey of Spanish football." --Financial Times, on the
English-language edition
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