{"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 the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eInverting the Pyramid\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named NSC Football Book of the Year in 2009 and won the Premio Antonio Ghirelli prize as Italian soccer book of the year in 2013. His books \u003ci\u003eBehind the Curtain: Travels in Eastern European Football\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Anatomy of England\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider: A History of the Goalkeeper\u003c\/i\u003e were shortlisted for the NSC award in 2007, 2011, and 2013. Wilson is the founder and editor of the soccer quarterly the \u003ci\u003eBlizzard\u003c\/i\u003e, writes for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, FoxSoccer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eWorld Soccer\u003c\/i\u003e. He was voted Football Writer of the Year by the Football Supporters Federation in 2012.\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":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978495328557,"sku":"9781568585512","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/WWlGM3cyTVdYbnFjanRIUnJwL1p6dz09.webp?v=1775805481","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/angels-with-dirty-faces-how-argentinian-soccer-defined-a-nation-and-changed-the-game-forever-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}