r/LaLiga • u/Reading-Rabbit4101 • 12d ago

Bijection between rival clubs in Argentina and Spain

Hi, can one say that River Plate maps onto Real Madrid in that they are both relatively upper class/Establishment, while Boca Juniors maps onto Barcelona in that they are both relatively grassroots? I note that River Plate seems more of a pipeline for Real Madrid (Di Stefano, Redondo) while Boca Juniors seems more of a pipeline for Barcelona (Maradona, Riquelme). Not sure if that's statistically true though.

Two additional questions:

  1. Does this correspondence apply to football styles (not just fan base/culture)?

  2. Does River Plate have more links to the Spanish monarchy than Boca Junior does? Or is there no difference because both clubs were founded long after Spain got out of South America?

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

No idea about Argentina, but Barcelona is definitely NOT more grassroots than Madrid. You only have to see who have been the presidents of Barcelona in the past 20 years and the requirements to be a soci to realise this.

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u/Reading-Rabbit4101 12d ago

What do you mean soci?

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u/Free-Outcome2922 12d ago

“Soci” is “partner” in Catalan.

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u/Reading-Rabbit4101 12d ago

Thanks. Then what does it mean to be a partner of Barcelona?

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u/Free-Outcome2922 12d ago

Something that transcends football, but it is better for someone who is Catalan and a member of Barcelona FC to explain it to you.

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u/AdSuccessful2506 Athletic Club 11d ago

Everything related to Barcelona means mafia. Soci is the partner in “business”. Negreira is the most famous one.

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u/Just_Ease5476 Barcelona 11d ago

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u/Qyx7 Eibar 11d ago

"Members" of the club, which are the fans that, thru their membership quotas, own the club

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u/Reading-Rabbit4101 12d ago

I see, but they have less of a royal connection, right?

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u/Free-Outcome2922 12d ago

Leave royalty aside: the current king is a self-confessed fan of Atlético de Madrid ;)

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

Royal connection?