Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever by Wilson, Jonathan

Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever

The masterful, definitive history of Argentinian soccer Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St'fano: in every generation...
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Author: Jonathan Wilson
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Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever by Wilson, Jonathan

Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever

$26.38

Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever

$26.38
Author: Jonathan Wilson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The masterful, definitive history of Argentinian soccer

Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St'fano: 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 into isolation; a hardening into the brutal methods of anti-fútbol; the fusing of beauty and efficacy under César Luis Menotti, and the emergence of all-time greats.

Author: Jonathan Wilson
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Published: 08/23/2016
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781568585512


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2016
Library Journal 09/01/2016 pg. 114

About the Author
Jonathan Wilson is a columnist for The Guardian and the cohost of the football history podcast It Was What It Was. He has written thirteen books, including Inverting the Pyramid, and is the founder and editor of The Blizzard. He lives in London.

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