Angels with Dirty Faces

How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever

Nonfiction, History, Americas, South America, Sports, Football (Soccer)
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Author: Jonathan Wilson ISBN: 9781568585529
Publisher: PublicAffairs Publication: August 23, 2016
Imprint: Bold Type Books Language: English
Author: Jonathan Wilson
ISBN: 9781568585529
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication: August 23, 2016
Imprint: Bold Type Books
Language: English

The Masterful, Definitive History of Argentinian Soccer

Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano: 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, a hardening into the brutal methods of anti-fútbol, the fusion 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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The Masterful, Definitive History of Argentinian Soccer

Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano: 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, a hardening into the brutal methods of anti-fútbol, the fusion 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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