Zonal Marking by Michael W Cox

Zonal Marking by Michael W Cox

An "excellent" (New Yorker) history of European soccer, showing how shifting styles and influence have shaped the game



In the early 1990s, the Dutch footballing philosophy was worshipped across the continent. Then the baton passed to the Italians, who clearly boasted Europe's strongest league. But when France started winning everything at the international level its national academy became the template for others, until suddenly, almost out of nowhere, Europe's most revered player and manager both hailed from Portugal. Next, Barcelona and Spain won everything during a very obvious four-year period of dominance, before tiki-taka's decline meant Bayern and Germany took control. Finally, Europe's most successful coaches found themselves competing in England, introducing a brilliant cacophony of styles to the Premier League.



Zonal Marking is a glorious travelogue through soccer's triumphant styles and characters.

Michael W. (Michael W.) AGAINST THE HIDDEN RIVER (MAMMOTH publications, 2013) is Cox's first novel. Short stories by him have appeared in literary magazines such as Cimarron Review, Columbia, Other Voices, Salt Hill, and ACM. He was a nominee for the Flannery O'Connor Award, the Spokane Prize, and the Ohio State University Press Prize, and a winner of the Northern Lights Novel Prize from Passages North. River Teeth, New Letters, Kestrel, The New York Times Magazine, and Best American Essays have all published his work. At the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, he teaches creative and professional writing.

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ISBN 13	9781568589336
ISBN 10	1568589336
Title	Zonal Marking
Author	Michael W Cox
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bold Type Books
Year published	2019-08-13
Number of pages	448
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