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Calcio

- A History of Italian Football
Af: John Foot Engelsk Paperback

Calcio

- A History of Italian Football
Af: John Foot Engelsk Paperback
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The first history of Italian football to be written in English, ‘Calcio’ is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the world.‘Calcio’ tells the story of Italian football from its origins in the 1890’s to the present day. It takes us through a history of great players and teams, of style, passion and success, but also of violence, cynicism, catenaccio tactics and corruption.We meet the personalities that have shaped this history – from the Italian heroes to the foreigners that failed, the model professionals to the mavericks. ‘Calcio’ evokes the triumphs (the 1982 World Cup victory) and the tragedies (Meroni, the ''Italian George Best'', killed by his number one fan), set against a backdrop of paranoia and intrigue, in a country where the referee is seen as corrupt until proven otherwise.Calcio is no longer a game. It is sometimes difficult to define it as a sport. It is certainly big business and a fanatical civic religion. There is no moral code here. Winners are always right, losers always wrong. This history of Italian football reveals all about the richest and toughest league in the world.
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The first history of Italian football to be written in English, ‘Calcio’ is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the world.‘Calcio’ tells the story of Italian football from its origins in the 1890’s to the present day. It takes us through a history of great players and teams, of style, passion and success, but also of violence, cynicism, catenaccio tactics and corruption.We meet the personalities that have shaped this history – from the Italian heroes to the foreigners that failed, the model professionals to the mavericks. ‘Calcio’ evokes the triumphs (the 1982 World Cup victory) and the tragedies (Meroni, the ''Italian George Best'', killed by his number one fan), set against a backdrop of paranoia and intrigue, in a country where the referee is seen as corrupt until proven otherwise.Calcio is no longer a game. It is sometimes difficult to define it as a sport. It is certainly big business and a fanatical civic religion. There is no moral code here. Winners are always right, losers always wrong. This history of Italian football reveals all about the richest and toughest league in the world.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 592
ISBN-13: 9780007175758
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0007175752
Kategori: Populærkultur
Udg. Dato: 20 aug 2007
Længde: 43mm
Bredde: 131mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: HarperCollins Publishers
Oplagsdato: 20 aug 2007
Forfatter(e): John Foot
Forfatter(e) John Foot

Kategori Populærkultur

ISBN-13 9780007175758

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 592

Udgave

Længde 43mm

Bredde 131mm

Højde 197mm

Udg. Dato 20 aug 2007

Oplagsdato 20 aug 2007

Forlag HarperCollins Publishers