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Combining stories from on and off the field with vivid descriptions of goals, dives and missed penalties alongside tales of corruption and scandal, this is an in-depth history of Italian football from the 1890s to today. Fully updated to contain details of the Serie A match-fixing scandal, as well as a description of Italy's triumphant 2006 World Cup campaign.
Synopsis
The first history of Italian football to be written in English, 'Calcio' is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the world.
