Winning at All Costs A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer

Name: Winning at All Costs A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer
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ISBN: 9781568583686

ISBN-10: 1568583680

ISBN-13: 9781568583686

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Authors: John Foot

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Last year three billion people--including 20 million in the United States--watched Italy's extraordinary victory over France in the World Cup final. It was a down-and-dirty game, marred by French superstar Zidane's head-butting of Italian defender Materazzi. But millions were also exposed to the poetry, force, and excellence of the Italian game; as operatic as Verdi and as cunning as Machiavelli, it seemed to open a window into the Italian soul. John Foot's epic history show what makes Italian soccer so unique. Mixing serious analysis and comic storytelling, Foot describes its humble origins in northern Italy in the 1890s to its present day incarnation where, in a country driven by regional…

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List price: $26.99
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 8/24/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 624
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Acknowledgements


List of Photos and Illustrations


Preface



Calcio and Football. Origins and Early History: 1880-1929



The Referee



Teams and Cities: Turin



Teams and Cities: Milan, Rome, Genoa, Florence, Naples



At the Back. Defenders and Defensive Football in Italy



Players. Directors and Fantasisti



Goalscorers



Managers, Tactics, Fixers



Scandals



The Media



Fans, Supporters, Ultra



Murder, Massacre, Normality: Calcio and Violence since 1945



Power and Politics



Foreigners



Italia - La Nazionale. The National Team


Conclusion - Money, Money, Money


Afterword: The Great Italian Football Scandal and the World Cup Triumph May-July 2006


Notes


Glossary


Appendix


Picture Credits


Index