Issue No. 5
Spring 2016
THE DERBIES ISSUE EL SUPERCLร SICO: River Plate vs Boca Juniors | RUHR DERBY: Dortmund vs Schalke | DERBY BEYOND THE WALL: Santa Cruz vs Sport DERBY DELLA CAPITALE: Roma vs Lazio | INTERCONTINENTAL DERBY: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahรงe
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Contents
C OV E R STO RY
P.20 THE REVOLUTIONARIES
French football is on the rise and these five guys have a lot to do with it. The year 2016 could be a memorable one for the France national team, and we talk to RaphaÍl Varane, Mamadou Sakho and this issue’s cover star, Blaise Matuidi, about the year ahead.
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PART 1: EVE RYTH I NG
PA RT 2 : DE RBIES
P.08 Captured P.14 Recommends P.16 Adidas Ace 16+ P.20 The Revolutionaries P.30 Raúl: A legend says farewell P.40 A Syrian refugee story P.54 Mark Sampson: Q&A
P.66 Roberto Firmino: Q&A P.74 River Plate vs Boca Juniors P.88 Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke P.104 Santa Cruz vs Sport P.116 AS Roma vs Lazio P.130 Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe P.144 Jack Wilshere: Q&A
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Editorial
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Michael Da Silva
It’s been a long time coming, but our fifth issue is finally here. A ‘Derbies Issue’ has been an ambition since our inception in 2013, and we’re delighted to have collaborated with some fantastic writers and photographers to realise this goal. Derbies are the games us football fans live for. There’s nothing quite like the tribalistic battle for local supremacy and it doesn’t matter if you’re fighting for a league title or against relegation — you just need to win the derby. In this issue, we get under the skin of five very different derbies, and explore why there is such bitterness — even hatred — between fans. These include River Plate vs Boca Juniors, Dortmund vs Schalke, AS Roma vs Lazio and Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe. Also keep an eye out for a derby you may not have heard of: Brazil’s ‘Derby Behind The Wall’. We’re proud to have collaborated with Nike and French image-makers Studio White to bring you an iconic cover and interview with Paris SaintGermain star Blaise Matuidi, who sat down with France team-mates Raphaël Varane and Mamadou Sakho for a Q&A. There’s also an exclusive interview with Liverpool sensation Roberto Firmino, England women’s coach Mark Sampson and we go behind-the-scenes at Real Madrid legend Raul’s final game as a professional for New York Cosmos. So sit back and enjoy The Derbies Issue. Michael Da Silva, Editor of Rabona
DESIGN Dima Kuzmichev ASSOCIATE EDITOR Seth Libby WORDS Noa Bachner, Andy Brassell, Matthias Dersch, Bryan Armen Graham, James Horncastle, Mark Jones, Joel Richards, James Young IMAGES Raul Arbeloa, Martin Dyg, Wail Kohsar, Sebastian Kortmann, Rich MacIver, Amy Maidment, Jared Martinez, Cyril Masson, Darren McVeigh, Nathen McVittie, Alex Miller, Pierre-Alexis Mulier, Paul Ripke, Raphael Schumacher, Marwan Shousher, Marc Josh Veloso, Ryu Voelkel COVER IMAGE Cyril Masson CITY ICONS SmartDog Studio THANK YOU Marie Da Silva, Ben Goldhagen, Dominique Delvaille, GRLA, Donal MacCrann, Georgia Penny, Donata Redeker, Fay Silverthorne, Martino Simcik, Jenny Simmons, SNTFLUT, Fiona Stones, Studio White, Where Is Football
Copyright © 2015 RABONA MEDIA LTD All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, copied or transmitted without written permission of the editor. Some noncommercial uses may be permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the editor. hello@rabonamag.com Printed by Jimenez Godoy, Spain
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DECEMBER 20, 2015. Atanasio Girardot stadium, Colombia. Colombia’s Atletico Nacional fans before the start of their Colombian Football League final match against Junior in Medellin.
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