Di Stéfano

Hawkey, Ian

Biographies & Memoirs

Ebury Press

Pele, Best, and Maradona everyone has heard of, but to the true soccer fans Alfredo Di Stefano, the magician behind Real Madrid’s five European Cups in a row, is the greatest. For 20 years, Di Stéfano was the guiding force behind three teams in three countries: at River Plate in his native Argentina; at Millonarios of Bogotá in Colombia; and then in 1953, Real Madrid. There he became soccer’s first global icon, nicknamed the striking "Blond Arrow" for his powerful stamina, tactical versatility, and precision goal scoring. He led Madrid as a team whose playing style others learned from, whose stylishness was envied, and whose widespread appreciation elsewhere help portray Franco’s isolated and right-wing Spain in a more flattering light. When he retired, Di Stefano had changed Spain as a nation, culturally and politically. This is his story, including candid and exclusive interviews highlighting his journey from humble beginnings to emerging as one of the first global sport superstars.

Vuvuzela Dawn: 25 Sporting Stories that Shaped a New Nation

Alfred, Luke

Sports & Outdoors

Pan Macmillan SA

In June 2010, Africa will host the World Cup, the most significant global sporting spectacle ever to take place on the continent. South Africa's successful bid was in many ways unsurprising: soccer thrives in every country in Africa, and is a vitally important aspect of communities. This fascinating history traces the development of soccer in Africa and investigates what makes African football unique. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it also examines how the game fits into the social and political life of the continent.

Feet of the Chameleon: The Story of Football in Africa

History

Africa

Anova Books

Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of The Year 2009Featuring a new foreword by the author, Feet of the Chameleon has been newly released in digital format to coincide with 29th African Cup of Nations in January 2013. A comprehensive study of African football, Ian Hawkey traces the development of the world’s favourite sport through the tangled history and complex social and political life of this fascinating continent. Drawing on a range of sources, including interviews conducted with individuals involved in all levels of the African game, his own extensive experience and years of research, Ian Hawkey, international football correspondent for the Sunday Times, has crafted a unique and remarkable book to satisfy the surge of interest in African football.Engagingly written and comprehensively researched, drawing on a range of accounts from those at grass-roots level through to the very top tiers of African football, Feet of the Chameleon is a compelling mixture of analysis and insight that delves deep into the history of the game in a continent fragmented by history, language and politics. Ian Hawkey is a meticulous and knowledgeable guide to this complex subject, and he has produced a timely and entertaining study of African football’s colourful history, players, supporters and legends.

Feet of the Chameleon: The Story of African Football

Portico

Thomas Hoeffgen: African Arenas

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Hatje Cantz

"La gente discute si Pele o Maradona. Di Stefano ha sido el mejor de la historia. Un jugador mucho mas completo. Durante mas de veinte anos, Di Stefano fue el motor que guio a tres equipos que marcaron epoca en tres paises diferentes: al River Plate en su Argentina natal, al Millonarios de Bogota en Colombia y, a partir de 1953, tras una de las batallas mas agridulces en la historia de los traspasos en el mundo del futbol, al Real Madrid. Fue ahi donde se convirtio en el primer gran icono mundial de este deporte. Apodado «la Saeta rubia» gracias a su resistencia, su versatilidad tactica y su precision a la hora de marcar goles. Di Stefano fue quien transformo la historia del Real Madrid, su estilo de juego era la envidia de todo el continente y, de su mano, el equipo blanco se convirtio en el club de referencia mundial durante los anos que vistio la camiseta merengue. Esta es la historia completa, con entrevistas exclusivas y sinceras en las que conoceremos el viaje de Di Stefano desde su humilde infancia hasta la transformacion en una de las primeras superestrellas mundiales de la historia del deporte. / Alfredo Di Stefano, the magician behind Real Madrid s five Euro Cups in a row, was the guiding force behind three teams in three countries: at River Plate in his native Argentina; at Millonarios of Bogota in Colombia; and then in 1953, after one of the most bitter transfers in sporting history, Real Madrid."

Di Stéfano: La historia completa (Spanish Edition)

Roca Editorial

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