Angels with Dirty Faces

Download or Read eBook Angels with Dirty Faces PDF written by Jonathan Wilson and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Angels with Dirty Faces
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Publisher : Bold Type Books
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9781568585529
ISBN-13 : 1568585527
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Book Synopsis Angels with Dirty Faces by : Jonathan Wilson

Book excerpt: 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. Praise for Inverting the Pyramid "Here, for the first time in decades, is a top-notch soccer book on how soccer is actually played on the field." -- Simon Kuper "An outstanding work. . . . The soccer book of the decade." -- Sunday Business Post


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