Greatest Show on Earth - The Inside Story of the Legendary 1970 World Cup

The 1970 World Cup is widely regarded as the greatest ever staged, with more goals per game than any World Cup since. Using brand new interviews alongside painstaking archival research, Andrew Downie charts each stage of the tournament, from the preparations to the final, telling a host of remarkable stories in the players' own words.

About the author

Andrew Downie is the Brazilian football correspondent for Reuters, and has lived in the country for almost 20 years. He has written on football for GQ, the Economist, the New York Times and the Guardian among others. He translated Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero, and is the best-selling author of the critically-acclaimed Doctor Socrates: Footballer, Philosopher and Legend. Now based in London, he still spends much of the year in Brazil.

Summary

The 1970 World Cup is widely regarded as the greatest ever staged, with more goals per game than any World Cup since. Using brand new interviews alongside painstaking archival research, Andrew Downie charts each stage of the tournament, from the preparations to the final, telling a host of remarkable stories in the players’ own words.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Downie, Downie Andrew
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781909715967
• ISBN: 978-1-909715-96-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Mexico, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, world cup, history of sport, c 1970 to c 1979, Association football (Soccer), c 1970 to c 1980, World Cups and World championships