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!Golazo!: A History of Latin American Football
Andreas Campomar
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Description for !Golazo!: A History of Latin American Football
Paperback. An irresistible, passionate history of Latin American football. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386.
'Striking . . . extraordinarily ambitious' JONATHAN WILSON, NEW STATESMAN 'A compelling account of how football became a force in Latin America with an impact far beyond the pitch, helping forge national identity and fuelling regional rivalries' INDEPENDENT !Golazo! recounts the story of Latin American football: the extravagantly talented players; pistol-toting referees; bloody coup d'etats; breathtaking goals; invidious conspiracies; strikers with matinee idol looks and a taste for tango dancers; alcoholism; suicide and some of the most exhilarating teams ever to take the field. And yet it is gripping social history. ... Read more
'Striking . . . extraordinarily ambitious' JONATHAN WILSON, NEW STATESMAN 'A compelling account of how football became a force in Latin America with an impact far beyond the pitch, helping forge national identity and fuelling regional rivalries' INDEPENDENT !Golazo! recounts the story of Latin American football: the extravagantly talented players; pistol-toting referees; bloody coup d'etats; breathtaking goals; invidious conspiracies; strikers with matinee idol looks and a taste for tango dancers; alcoholism; suicide and some of the most exhilarating teams ever to take the field. And yet it is gripping social history. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
384g
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780870397
SKU
V9781780870397
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Ref
99-50
About Andreas Campomar
Andreas Campomar is a publishing director, and has reviewed for, among others, the Daily Telegraph, Times Literary Supplement and the Spectator. He is the great-grand-nephew of Dr Enrique Buero, the man who convinced Jules Rimet to stage the first World Cup in Montevideo and later became Vice-president of FIFA.
Reviews for !Golazo!: A History of Latin American Football
Recounting the history of the South American game, with all its social and political backdrops, is some task - but Campomar achieves it in style . . . Government coups, gun-touting refs . . . it's all here.
[five stars]
FourFourTwo
Brilliant . . . [an] excellent study of football.
Mihir Bose
Inside World ... Read more
[five stars]
FourFourTwo
Brilliant . . . [an] excellent study of football.
Mihir Bose
Inside World ... Read more