{"product_id":"angels-with-dirty-faces-how-argentinian-soccer-defined-a-nation-and-changed-the-game-forever-9781568585512","title":"Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe masterful, definitive history of Argentinian soccer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLionel 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArgentina's rich, volatile history - by turns sublime and ruthlessly pragmatic - is mirrored in the style and swagger of its national and club sides. In\u003ci\u003e Angels with Dirty Faces\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Wilson chronicles the operatic drama of Argentinian soccer: the appropriation of the British game, the golden age of \u003ci\u003ela nuestra\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bold Type Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568585512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the cohost of the football history podcast \u003ci\u003eIt Was What It Was\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written thirteen books, including \u003ci\u003eInverting the Pyramid\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the founder and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Blizzard\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jonathan Wilson \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48791152591005,"sku":"9781568585512","price":26.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c49db4a7-6156-47d6-a65a-247203cc7002.jpg?v=1786549635","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/angels-with-dirty-faces-how-argentinian-soccer-defined-a-nation-and-changed-the-game-forever-9781568585512","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}