When Pele Broke Our Hearts by Mario Risoli

When Pele Broke Our Hearts by Mario Risoli

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When Pele Broke Our Hearts is the definitive story of the Welsh team's remarkable 1958 World Cup campaign, the first and only time Wales has qualified for football's premier tournament. This new edition features a new preface from Nicky Wire of the Manic Street Preachers

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When Pele Broke Our Hearts by Mario Risoli

When Pele Broke Our Hearts is the definitive story of the Welsh team's remarkable 1958 World Cup campaign, the first and only time Wales has qualified for football's premier tournament. This new edition features a new preface from Nicky Wire of the Manic Street Preachers
terrific..a lovely story, well told and, best of all, you don't have to be Welsh to enjoy it The Sunday Times a brilliant book...a thoroughly good read...I warmly recommend it Adrian Chiles Radio 5 Live a great tale, diligently researched and well told GQ Magazine excellent...an intriguing story, compellingly told Four Four Two If you were to write a surreal football comedy script tinged with pathos, personal tragedy, heroism, politics, adventure and endeavour, you couldn't begin to emulate the story of Wales in 1958...well-crafted...meticulously researched Total Football A beautifully written and expertly researched book, which gives an insight into Wales' greatest football triumph Nicky Wire
Mario Risoli is a journalist and author.
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ISBN 13 9781902719023
ISBN 10 1902719026
Title When Pele Broke Our Hearts
Author Mario Risoli
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher St David's Press
Year published 2009-11-13
Number of pages 161
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.