Eight world cups : my journey through the beauty and dark side of soccer

The Resource Eight world cups : my journey through the beauty and dark side of soccer
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Eight world cups : my journey through the beauty and dark side of soccer
Title remainder
my journey through the beauty and dark side of soccer
Statement of responsibility
George Vecsey
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Subject
Language
eng
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
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
796.334668
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
GV943.49
LC item number
.V43 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography

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