Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer by Foot, John
Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer by Foot, John

Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer

The 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France was a down-and-dirty game, marred by French superstar...
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Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer by Foot, John

Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer

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Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer by Foot, John

Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer

BD$43.39
Author: John Foot
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The 2006 World Cup final between Italy and France was a down-and-dirty game, marred by French superstar Zidane's head-butting of Italian defender Materazzi. But viewers were also exposed to the poetry, force, and excellence of the Italian game; as operatic as Verdi and as cunning as Machiavelli, it seemed to open a window into the Italian soul. John Foot's epic history shows what makes Italian soccer so unique. Mixing serious analysis and comic storytelling, Foot describes its humble origins in northern Italy in the 1890s to its present day incarnation where soccer is the national civic religion. A story that is reminiscent of Gangs of New York and A Clockwork Orange, Foot shows how the Italian game -- like its political culture -- has been overshadowed by big business, violence, conspiracy, and tragedy, how demagogues like Benito Mussolini and Silvio Berlusconi have used the game to further their own political ambitions. But Winning at All Costs also celebrates the sweet moments -- the four World Cup victories, the success of Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, the role soccer played in the resistance to Nazism, and the great managers and players who show that Italian soccer is as irresistible as Italy itself.

Author: John Foot
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Published: 08/24/2007
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.04w x 1.51d
ISBN: 9781568583686
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2007 pg. 16

About the Author
John Foot teaches modern Italian history at University College London. He writes for the Guardian, the London Review of Books, and the TLS and is the author of books on Milan and modern Italian history.
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