Golazo! : a history of Latin American football
Campomar, Andreas2014
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'Golazo!' recounts the story of Latin American football: the extravagantly talented players; pistol-toting referees; bloody coup d'etats; breath-taking goals; invidious conspiracies; strikers with matinee idol looks and a taste for tango dancers; alcoholism; suicide and some of the most exhilarating teams ever to take the field. But it is also gripping social history. Andreas Campomar shows how the sport that started as the eccentric pastime of a few ex-pat cricket players has become a defining force, the architect of national identity and a reflection of the region's soul.
Main title:
Golazo! : a history of Latin American football / by Andreas Campomar.
Author:
Campomar, Andreas, author
Publisher:
London : Quercus, 2014.
Collation:
464 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781780870366 (hbk)1780870361
Language:
English
BRN:
896900
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