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 Per n led the country, a hardening into the brutal methods of anti-f tbol, the fusion of beauty and efficacy under C sar Luis Menotti, and the emergence of all-time greats.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Wilson, Jonathan
ISBN: 9781568585512
Condition: New
Dimensions: 8.80 x 1.30
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Year: 2016

Language: English

Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever

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