About this episode

Miguel Pereira discusses his book on the history of Real Madrid, highlighting lesser-known aspects of the club.

My guest is Miguel Pereira to discuss his new book, The Greatest, which covers the history of Real Madrid, majoring on some of the lesser-known or misunderstood elements of the club's history. If you enjoy Outside Write , do please leave a review. Visit Outside Write on Substack for more groundhopping and football history. Follow Outside Write on social media, on Bluesky and Instagram Check out Chris Lee's three books: · Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World · The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism · Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football

People in this episode

Host: Outside Write

Guest: Miguel Pereira

Topics covered

• Real Madrid history
• football literature
• soccer culture
• sports history
• football clubs

Keywords

• Real Madrid
• football history
• soccer
• Miguel Pereira
• The Greatest
• Chris Lee
• football culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Greatest, Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World, The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism, Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football

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