Angels with Dirty Faces
The Footballing History of Argentina
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Narrated by:
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John Sackville
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Jonathan Wilson
About this listen
Fully revised and updated, the definitive history of Argentinian football from the award-winning author of Inverting the Pyramid
Alfredo Di Stefano, Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistua, Juan Roman Riquelme, Lionel Messi... Argentina has produced some of the greatest footballers of all time. But the rich, volatile history of Argentinian football is made up of both the sublime and the ruthlessly pragmatic. Jonathan Wilson, having lived in Buenos Aires, is ideally placed to chart the sport's development in a country that, perhaps more than any other, lives and breathes football, its theories and its myths.
Fully revised and updated, this new edition looks at the contrasting evolution of Argentinian football over the last ten years; from the chaos and violence of the abandoned 2018 Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors to the revitalised national side under manager Lionel Scaloni, which triumphed at the 2019 Copa América and the 2022 World Cup.
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES is the definitive history of a great footballing nation and its many paradoxes.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Critic reviews
"Simultaneously epic and intimate, this is a magisterial work: not just a history of Argentinian football, but a history of Argentina." (Tom Holland)
"People who like football like Brazil; people who love it love Argentina. This is essential, enthralling reading about the world's most intriguing, most important football culture." (Rory Smith)
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- Andrew
- 27-11-24
interesting, but narration drove me mad
Rhe content is interest and the narration is mostly good but for the inserted passages in a different tone, and the constant, audible breathing of the author
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- Anonymous User
- 15-12-23
The History of Argentina
This is the best way to learn about the history of the country of Argentina if you love football.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-04-23
Excellent Retrospective
Jonathan Wilson is probably the best long form football writer/historian alive and again he doesn't disappoint. A deep and thoroughly interesting dive into the political, cultural and footballing history of a fascinating country.
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- 01-07-24
Great History
Love football, Love Argentina? Great book for history and football lovers, highly recommend this book.
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