Angels with Dirty Faces: how Argentinian soccer defined a nation and changed the game forever
Jonathan Wilson, "Angels with Dirty Faces: how Argentinian soccer defined a nation and changed the game forever"
English | 2016 | pages: 448 | ISBN: 1568585519, 1409144437 | EPUB | 19,9 mb
English | 2016 | pages: 448 | ISBN: 1568585519, 1409144437 | EPUB | 19,9 mb
The Masterful, Definitive History of Argentinian Soccer
Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St'fano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it's because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths. Argentina's rich, volatile history – by turns sublime and ruthlessly pragmatic – is mirrored in the style and swagger of its national and club sides. In Angels with Dirty Faces, Jonathan Wilson chronicles the operatic drama of Argentinian soccer: the appropriation of the British game, the golden age of la nuestra, the exuberant style of playing that developed as Juan Perón led the country into isolation; a hardening into the brutal methods of anti-fútbol; the fusing of beauty and efficacy under César Luis Menotti, and the emergence of all-time greats.
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