The Miracle Of Castel Di Sangro (Paperback, New Ed)

McGinnis is a rare bird, an American who likes football (please note, not soccer). As one who has recently had his eyes opened to the beautiful game he writes with the newly converted (if not always the accuracy) as he follows Castel Di Sangro, a tiny football team to the heights of SerieB (the second division) in Italy. This is a fantastic achievement, even more so because of the strange characters populating the club. The chairman is an inveterate womaniser, a player and his wife are imprisoned for possession of cocaine, two players die in a car crash and a referee is lynched. It's an incredible tale, well told (despite one or two stylistic irritations) which reads like fiction but is a genuine football romance. (Kirkus UK)

Through 1996 and 1997 bestselling author Joe McGinniss followed the Italian football season from Castel di Sangro, a small town nestled in the Abruzzi region of Italy. The motley crew that comprised the di Sangro soccer team in the early 90s masked an unparalleled prowess for playing soccer. This is the story of a team and a town with no aspirations, just a passion for the game, and how that passion allowed this team to rise to the top of the professional Italian soccer league. With the lust for life of Robert Crichton's THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA and the sporting dreams of modern movie classic FIELDS OF DREAMS, THE MIRACLE OF CASTEL DI SANGRO is an ebullient story of how a two-hour game transformed a dot on the map into a place of magic, miracles and wonder.

General

Imprint:	Sphere
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2000
Authors:	Joe McGinniss
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	416
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7515-2753-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Football (Soccer, Association football) > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7515-2753-X
Barcode:	9780751527537

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