The Greatest Show on Earth by Andrew Downie
The 1970 World Cup is widely regarded as the greatest ever staged, with more goals per game than any World Cup since.Using brand new interviews alongside painstaking archival research, Andrew Downie charts each stage of the tournament, from the preparations to the final, telling a host of remarkable stories in the players own words.'An account of arguably the best football World Cup, told almost entirely in quotes from the men who played in it'
* Financial Times, FT Best Books of the Year *'the voices in this charming book—each one an aging football star’s—are eloquent to a man'
-- Tunku Varadarajan * The Wall Street Journal *'For any football nurd out there it is fascinating because you don’t only speak about the beautiful final between Brazil and Italy, you go for the first round matches tooIt is a really, really interesting read…'
* Monocle Daily *'Phenomenal – a terrific read'
-- Grant WahlAndrew Downie is the Brazilian football correspondent for Reuters, and has lived in the country for almost 20 years. He has written on football for GQ, the Economist, the New York Times and the Guardian among others. He translated Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero, and is the best-selling author of the critically-acclaimed Doctor Socrates: Footballer, Philosopher and Legend. Now based in London, he still spends much of the year in Brazil.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781909715967 |
| ISBN 10 | 1909715964 |
| Title | The Greatest Show on Earth |
| Author | Andrew Downie |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2021-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Sunday Times Football Book of the Year 2022 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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