Forza Italia
The Fall and Rise of Italian Football
$46.57
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2007
Summary
A unique and personal journey into the heart of Italy and its football, including the national team’s dramatic 2006 World Cup victory and the match-fixing scandal.
When journalist Paddy Agnew and his girlfriend Dympna touched down in Rome in 1985 in search of adventure, sunshine and the soul of Italian football (well, Paddy was looking for that), they were travelling into the uncharted terrain of a country they did not know and a language they did not speak.
It soon became cle…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091905620 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0091905621 |
| Author: | Paddy Agnew |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 241g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 21mm |
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Excellent … A superb background guide * Independent *Superb * Sunday Telegraph *Splendid … Occasionally makes for pretty disturbing reading … An enlightened and compelling study * FourFourTwo *entertaining and immensely readable * The Guardian *a fascinating journey to the heart of Italian soccer * Choice *
About The Author
Paddy Agnew
Paddy Agnew has been Rome correspondent for the Irish Times since 1986. Since 1991, he has been a match commentator on Italian football for state broadcaster RAI whilst over the last 20 years he has covered Italian football for ESPN TV, BBC World Service radio, Reuters, World Soccer magazine and many other news organisations. He lives near Rome with his wife Dympna and teenage daughter R isin.
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