80 Years of Glory Volume 2 1958-1966 |
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Author:
| C, Diego S. |
Series title: | 80 Years of Glory Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4912-7127-8 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $10.60 |
Book Description:
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The World Cup is the pinnacle of world football celebration. Every four years, somewhere on the planet, the world's finest national teams and players fight for the most wanted prize in sport's history. The 1958 World Cup was a landmark for Brazil. The South American country presented the world its greatest generation of players. And among them, one young man destined to become the greatest of all-time. That generation marked the birth of the victorious Brazilian football...but a few...
More DescriptionThe World Cup is the pinnacle of world football celebration. Every four years, somewhere on the planet, the world's finest national teams and players fight for the most wanted prize in sport's history. The 1958 World Cup was a landmark for Brazil. The South American country presented the world its greatest generation of players. And among them, one young man destined to become the greatest of all-time. That generation marked the birth of the victorious Brazilian football...but a few years later, the world of football had become a static one. The game had taken a few steps back on its development during the years leading to the 1966 world Cup, when football returned home. England, the inventors of football, was destined to embark on a journey to take football's evolution back on track, but that would cost the English team a price. They would have to pay that price with the boldness to innovate and take risks...