El Clasico
Here we go...the game is about to start.
From the NY Times
"MADRID — Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet on Saturday for the first time in four months, and the soccer world will be watching. The clubs not only tower over the rest of the Spanish league but are considered the best collections of talent in the world. Both teams are stocked with players who helped Spain win the World Cup in 2010 and each has one of the greatest players — Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi — now playing the game.
The teams’ rivalry has a name — “El Clásico” — and a long history, and a reach that transcends national borders, with a combined fan base that numbers in the millions. Barcelona, for example, has more than 1,400 peñas, or supporters’ clubs, around the world. Real Madrid has even more."
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