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Angels with Dirty Faces

Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Soccer

Date de parution: August 23rd 2016

Angels with Dirty Faces

How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever

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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Regular Price $11.99

Regular Price $15.99 CAD

Page Count: 448

ISBN-13: 9781568585529

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