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Death or glory! : the dark history of the World Cup / by Jon Spurling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spurling, Jon
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World Cup (Soccer)--History.
- World Cup (Soccer).
- F©♭d©♭ration internationale de football association--Studies.
- Soccer--Tournaments--Corrupt practices.
- Soccer.
- Soccer--Tournaments--Anecdotes.
- Soccer--Tournaments.
- Local Subjects:
- F©♭d©♭ration internationale de football association--Studies.
- Genre:
- Anecdotes.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : VSP, 2010.
- Summary:
- In this book, respected author Jon Spurling has travelled the world to scratch beneath the glossy, confetti-strewn surface of the world's biggest sporting event, the World Cup, to uncover its dark secrets.
- Contents:
- Battle of the river plate
- Mobutu's bastard sons
- Unforgiven
- Tiptoeing through the tickkertape
- Pharaohs and desert foxes
- Ball dropping
- Futbol war
- Battling demons
- Pirates, animals and thieves
- All that glitters
- Das Deursche duell
- Sunshine and shadow in Bogota
- North and South
- Voodoo gangsters
- Lenthening shadows
- Keep uppy with IDI Amin.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781905326808
- 1905326807
- OCLC:
- 501399546
- Publisher Number:
- 90104520400
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