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Golazo! - The Beautiful Game from the Aztecs to the World Cup: the Complete

English · Paperback

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The definitive book about the national identities, heroes, and dramatic stories from Latin American soccer throughout history, perfect for World Cup reading. “Golazo!” means “amazing goal!” And the word perfectly captures the unique, exuberant, all-encompassing, passionate role that soccer plays in Latin America. Andreas Campomar offers readers the definitive history of Latin American soccer from the early, deadly Mesoamerican ballgames to the multi-billion dollar international business it is today. Golazo! explores the intersection of soccer, politics, economics, high and low culture, and how passion for a game captured a continent. The triumphs, the heartbreaks, the origins and the future, the political and the personal-- Golazo! is the perfect book for new fans and diehard followers around the world.

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Andreas Campomar

Product details

Authors Andreas Campomar, Campomar Andreas
Publisher Riverhead
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 06.05.2014
 
EAN 9781594485862
ISBN 978-1-59448-586-2
No. of pages 496
Dimensions 140 mm x 209 mm x 27 mm
Subjects Guides > Sport > Ball sport

Latin America, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, HISTORY / Latin America / General, history of sport, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer)

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