Eight World Cups
Download and Read Eight World Cups full books in PDF, ePUB, and Kindle. Read online free Eight World Cups ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Eight World Cups
Author | : George Vecsey |
Publisher | : Times Books |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2014-05-13 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0805098496 |
Download Eight World Cups Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"Full of humor and insight about sport and culture.... The pomp, glory, and great entertainment all get their due in Eight World Cups."—The Boston Globe Blending 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 Sócrates, 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.
Eight World Cups Related Books
Pages: 304
Pages: 434
Pages: 0
Pages: 0
Pages: 212