Eight world cups : my journey through the beauty and dark side of soccer / George Vecsey.
Vecsey, George, author.
2014
GV943.49 .V43 2014 (Mapit)
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Title Eight world cups : my journey through the beauty and dark side of soccer / George Vecsey.
Author Vecsey, George, author.
Edition First edition.
ISBN 9780805098488 hardcover
0805098488 hardcover
Published New York, New York : Times Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Language English
Description x, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Call Number GV943.49 .V43 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 796.334668
Summary "As Americans increasingly embrace soccer, one of the country's most respected sports columnists has been covering the world's signature tournament for three decades. In Eight World Cups George Vecsey of The New York Times pulls back the curtain on the beautiful game. Blending witty travelogue with action on the field-- and shady dealings in the back rooms-- Vecsey offers an eye-opening, globetrotting account of the last eight World Cups, chronicling the United States team's slow, episodic rise while evidence of corruption grows in the sport's executive suites. Vecsey immerses himself in the great national leagues, historic clubs, devoted fans, and passionate rivalries and gives us his up-close impressions of charismatic stars like Socrates, Maradona, Baggio, and Zidane, while also chronicling the rise of the U.S. men's and women's teams.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index.
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The goal that changes everything
The making of a fan
The best group ever
Not ready for prime time
The kid comes back
The sweetest fans
Marking Maradona
Mr. Blatter comes to America
The big event
America's first soccer champion
Allons, enfants
Americans win World Cup- again
The year of the outsiders
The home I was always seeking
Scandal and head-butt
Nelson Mandela meets FIFA
Spain makes a breakthrough
Blatter scores an own goal
The Age of Klinsmann
Epilogue: back to the roots
Appendix. Eight World Cups.

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