{"product_id":"futebol-9781408854167","title":"Futebol","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Brazilian football team is one of the wonders of the modern world and legendary names like Pelé, Garrincha and Ronaldo inspire awe in football-lovers everywhere. But in Latin America's largest country, football also symbolises racial harmony, the madness of love and the flamboyance of youth  it's a sport that expresses the identity of a nation.     This edition of a book that is now a modern classic, updated to coincide with the 2014 World Cup, explores what makes Brazil the football country' it is. From the Amazonian jungle to the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Alex Bellos weaves a golden-yellow tapestry of stories of great names, great teams and great matches. Mixing fact with local legend, history and myth, in \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eFutebol \u003c\/i\u003ehe uncovers what makes football the Brazilian way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling picture of Brazilian society and its football which neatly combines reportage with sporting analysis * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eMagnificent ... Bellos has managed to perfectly capture the chaos and corruption and the romance and obsession and the feeling of what it’s like to live in a genuinely football-obsessed nation * FourFourTwo *\u003cbr\u003eHugely entertaining ... Required reading for anyone who intends to visit Brazil * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eAn affectionate and shrewd account of the game ... Full of intriguing sidelights on Brazilian popular culture; its hedonism, piety and wondrous absurdity * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA hugely enjoyable account of a nation obsessed with football * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eBellos unearths some wonderful stories and tells them with humour, warmth and humanity. * Jon Culley, The Sports Bookshelf *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019807424855,"sku":"9781408854167","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408854167.jpg?v=1750781321","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/futebol-9781408854167","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}