A History of the World Cup: 1930-2014

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Rowman & Littlefield, 06.03.2015 - 532 Seiten
There is no sporting event more popular than the World Cup. For one month every four years, billions of people around the world turn their attention to the tournament. Fans call in sick to work, pack into bars to watch games, or stay home for days at a time glued to their TV sets. Nothing else seems to matter.

In A History of the World Cup: 1930-2014, Clemente A. Lisi chronicles this international phenomenon, providing vivid accounts of individual games from the tournament's origins in 1930 to modern times. It features a glossary of terms, statistics for each competition, photos, and profiles of the most memorable—and controversial—figures of the sport, including Diego Maradona, Juste Fontaine, Franz Beckenbauer, Mario Kempes, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, and, of course, Pelé. Though other histories of the World Cup largely ignore the United States' contribution to the competition, this volume highlights the progress of the American teams over the last several decades.

Updated with a new chapter on the 2014 World Cup, profiles of those players who stood out in the latest competition, and revised statistical information, A History of the World Cup provides a fascinating read for fans of the game.
 

Inhalt

Chapter 01 THE WORLD CUP IS BORN
1
Chapter 02 THE FIRST STEPS
9
Chapter 03 BRAZIL IS BORN
44
Chapter 04 PELÉ THE KING
93
Chapter 05 TOTAL FOOTBALL
128
Chapter 06 THE HAND OF GOD
189
Chapter 07 A NEW FRONTIER
247
Chapter 08 FOURZA ITALIA
319
Chapter 10 OBRIGADO GERMANY
407
GLOSSARY
439
WORLD CUP STATS
443
WORLD CUP RECORDS
499
BIBLIOGRAPHY
503
INDEX
505
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
511
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Chapter 09 VIVA ESPAÑA
358

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Autoren-Profil (2015)

Clemente A. Lisi works for ABC News as a senior editor. His work has appeared in newspapers such as the New York Post and magazines like FourFourTwo and Soccer Digest. He is the author of the previous two editions of A History of the World Cup and of The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team, all published by Scarecrow Press.

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