Eight World Cups e-bog
81,03 DKK
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"e;Full of humor and insight about sport and culture.... The pomp, glory, and great entertainment all get their due in Eight World Cups."e;-The Boston GlobeBlending witty travelogue with action on the field-and shady dealings in back rooms-George Vecsey offers an eye-opening, globe-trotting account of eight World Cups. He immerses himself in the great national leagues, historic clubs, a...
E-bog
81,03 DKK
Forlag
Times Books
Udgivet
13 maj 2014
Længde
304 sider
Genrer
HBT
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780805098495
"e;Full of humor and insight about sport and culture.... The pomp, glory, and great entertainment all get their due in Eight World Cups."e;-The Boston GlobeBlending witty travelogue with action on the field-and shady dealings in back rooms-George Vecsey offers an eye-opening, globe-trotting account of eight World Cups. He immerses himself in the great national leagues, historic clubs, and devoted fans and provides his up-close impressions of charismatic soccer stars like Socrates, Maradona, Baggio, and Zidane, while also chronicling the rise of the U.S. men's and women's teams.Vecsey shows how each host nation has made the World Cup its own, from the all-night street parties in Spain in 1982 to the roar of vuvuzelas in South Africa in 2010, as the game in the stadium is backed up by the game in the street. But the joy is sometimes undermined by those who style themselves the game's protectors.