The Greatest Show on Earth: The 1970 World Cup
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- Author：Andrew Downie
- ISBN：B08GPCTPD1
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Anthony Harrup
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Clearly for football enthusiasts， this book takes you back to 1970 in more ways than one。 A match-by-match account of what for many was the greatest ever World Cup， graced by the greatest team ever to take to the field with the greatest player ever to play the beautiful game。 In an easy-to-read format， the author keeps the introductions， mid-match and half-time commentaries brief， and lets the players from the 16 national teams who travelled to Mexico in the summer of 1970 tell the story in thei Clearly for football enthusiasts， this book takes you back to 1970 in more ways than one。 A match-by-match account of what for many was the greatest ever World Cup， graced by the greatest team ever to take to the field with the greatest player ever to play the beautiful game。 In an easy-to-read format， the author keeps the introductions， mid-match and half-time commentaries brief， and lets the players from the 16 national teams who travelled to Mexico in the summer of 1970 tell the story in their own words。 South Americans complain about the altitude of several stadiums， Europeans complain about the altitude and the heat。 Players recall the preparations， the heroic feats， the disastrous mistakes， the joy or the bewilderment in the dressing room after decisive matches。 Longer chapters are dedicated to the most memorable games — Brazil vs England， Brazil vs arch-enemy Uruguay， Italy vs Germany in the “Match of the Century，” Germany’s stunning 3-2 comeback win over England avenging the 1966 final， and of course Brazil’s 4-1 romp over Italy to win the cup for a third time and keep the Jules Rimet trophy。 But the book also covers the trials and achievements of lesser-known teams like El Salvador， Bulgaria and Israel， the Peruvian players’ worries about the devastating earthquake that hit back home， and host Mexico’s bitter disappointment at not making it to the semi-finals after a second-half collapse against Italy。And in the age of internet， when many of the games or at least the highlights can be viewed online， the author recovers the lost art of bringing football alive through prose。 Well worth the read。 。。。more
jennet wheatstonelllsl
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