{"product_id":"angels-with-dirty-faces-how-argentinian-soccer-defined-a-nation-and-changed-the-game-forever-paperback","title":"Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Masterful, Definitive History of Argentinian Soccer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St'fano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it's because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths. Argentina's rich, volatile history -- by turns sublime and ruthlessly pragmatic -- is mirrored in the style and swagger of its national and club sides. In \u003ci\u003eAngels with Dirty Faces\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Wilson chronicles the operatic drama of Argentinian soccer: the appropriation of the British game, the golden age of \u003ci\u003ela nuestra\u003c\/i\u003e, the exuberant style of playing that developed as Juan PerÃ3ed the country, a hardening into the brutal methods of \u003ci\u003eanti-fà \u003c\/i\u003e, the fusion of beauty and efficacy under C'sar Luis Menotti, and the emergence of all-time greats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eInverting the Pyramid\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, for the first time in decades, is a top-notch soccer book on how soccer is actually played on the field. -- Simon Kuper \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An outstanding work. . . . The soccer book of the decade. -- \u003ci\u003eSunday Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the cohost of the football history podcast \u003ci\u003eIt Was What It Was\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written thirteen books, including \u003ci\u003eInverting the Pyramid\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the founder and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Blizzard\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43423909544003,"sku":"9781568585512","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/angels-with-dirty-faces-how-argentinian-soccer-defined-a-nation-and-changed-the-game-forever-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}