¡Golazo!
A History of Latin American Football
$45.68
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
12 October 2015
Summary
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; stri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780870397 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780870396 |
| Author: | Andreas Campomar |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | riverrun |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 36mm |
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Perfection, pride, politics and punch-ups. The South American way of football has never been more readable. - Guardian
Extra ordinarily ambitious. - New StatesmanA compelling account of how football became a force in Latin America with an impact farbeyond the pitch, helping forge national identity and fuelling regional rivalries. - IndependentCampomar effectively brings out the colour and passion for the game, its evocative language, its artistic power and its sometimes-martial ugliness … Fine, scintillating history. - KirkusThis year’s World Cup has inspired a number of notable books, among them Golazo! byAndreas Campomar. - GuardianPerfection, pride, politics and punch-ups. The South American way of football has never been more readable. - GuardianExtra ordinarily ambitious. - New StatesmanA 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. - IndependentAbout The Author
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.
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