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Calcio - A History of Italian Football (Paperback, New Ed)
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Calcio - A History of Italian Football (Paperback, New Ed)
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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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