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Kuper, Simon.
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Soccer players -- Biography.
Soccer coaches -- Biography.
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Kuper, Simon.
Soccer players -- Biography.
Soccer coaches -- Biography.
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Soccer
men
:
profiles
of the
rogues
,
geniuses
, and
neurotics
who
dominate
the
world
's
most
popular
sport
/ Simon Kuper.
by
Kuper, Simon.
Nation Books, c2011.
Call #:
796.3340922 K96s
Subjects
Soccer
players -- Biography.
Soccer
coaches -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781568586878 (pbk.)
1568586876 (pbk.)
Description:
xxi, 312 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Ordinary
men
and craftsmen -- The players. Bert Trautmann and Helmut Klopfleisch ; Johan Cruijff ; Bruce Grobbelaar ; Edgar Davids ; Rivaldo ; Ruud Gullit ; Lothar Matthäus, the tabloid reader ; Jari Litmanen ; Juan Sebastián Verón ; Ruud van Nistelrooy ; Michael Ballack ; Rio Ferdinand ; Roberto Carlos ; Zinedine Zidane ; Dennis Bergkamp ; Clarence Seedorf ; Freddy Adu ; Johnny Rep and Bernd Hölzenbein ; Michael Essien ; Fabio Cannavaro ; Dirk Kuyt ; Romario ; Gennaro Gattuso ; Zlatan Ibrahimovic ; Paolo Maldini ; Fernando Torres ; Florent Malouda ; Michael Owen ; Kaká ; Cesc Fabregas ; Nicolas Anelka ; Didier Drogba ; Franck Ribéry ; Michael Ballack, Ronaldo, Andriy Shevchenko, and Francesco Totti ; Xavi ; Johan Cruijff ; Andrés Iniesta ; Eric Cantona ; Thierry Henry ; Lionel Messi ; David Beckham ; Wayne Rooney ; Frank Lampard ; The autobiographies of Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, and Wayne Rooney ; Edwin van der Sar -- Manager and general managers. Glenn Hoddle and Tony Blair ; Daniel Passarella ; Arsène Wenger ; Guus Hiddink ; Sven-Göran Eriksson ; José Mourinho ; Glenn Hoddle ; Diego Maradona ; Josep Guardiola ; José Mourinho ; Arsène Wenger ; José Mourinho and Louis van Gaal ; Fabio Capello ; Diego Maradona ; Malcolm Allison ; Jorge Valdano ; Billy Beane -- Some other
soccer
men
. Anthony Minghella ; Jacques Herzog ; Franz Beckenbauer ; Mike Forde ; Ignacio Palacios-Huerta.
Summary:
Goes behind the scenes with
soccer
's greatest players and coaches. Inquiring into the genius and hubris of the modern game, Kuper details the lives of giants such as Arsène Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Jorge Valdano, Lionel Messi, Kaká, and Didier Drogba, describing their upbringings, the
soccer
cultures they grew up in, the way they play, and the baggage they bring to their relationships at work.
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Adult Nonfiction
796.3340922 K96s
Core Collection - Adult
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Jul 13, 2024
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