Angels with Dirty Faces: How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever

The masterful, definitive history of Argentinian soccer

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 Angels with Dirty Faces, Jonathan Wilson chronicles the operatic drama of Argentinian soccer: the appropriation of the British game, the golden age of la nuestra, the exuberant style of playing that developed as Juan Perón led the country into isolation; a hardening into the brutal methods of anti-fútbol; the fusing of beauty and efficacy under César Luis Menotti, and the emergence of all-time greats.

Author: Jonathan Wilson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Published: 08/23/2016
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781568585512