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Eight World Cups (Paperback)
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Eight World Cups (Paperback)
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List price R537
Loot Price R496
Discovery Miles 4 960
You Save R41 (8%)
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Blending witty travelogue with action on the field-and shady
dealings in back rooms-George Vecsey offers an eye-opening,
globe-trotting account of eight World Cups. He immerses himself in
the great national leagues, historic clubs, and devoted fans and
provides his up-close impressions of charismatic soccer stars like
socrates, Maradona, Baggio, and Zidane, while also chronicling the
rise of the U.S. men's and women's teams. Vecsey shows how each
host nation has made the World Cup its own, from the all-night
street parties in Spain in 1982 to the roar of vuvuzelas in South
Africa in 2010, as the game in the stadium is backed up by the game
in the street. But the joy is sometimes undermined by those who
style themselves the game's protectors. The paperback edition also
includes a new afterword about the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, which
reached new levels of excitement and interest, especially in the
United States. Vecsey's sharp reporting and eye for detail make his
book an unforgettable journey.
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