Bøger af Luciano Wernicke

The Dark Side of the Copa Libertadores uncovers the sinister, violent and corrupt goings on that bubble beneath the surface of this famous South American football tournament. This captivating book charts the successes and miseries, heroes and villains, laughter and tears, screams and silence that punctuate the tournament's history.

Some of the Best World Cup storiesThere was a player who suffered a heart attack in the middle of a match, a defender who was murdered for defending his honesty after having committed the sin of scoring an own goal, a striker who preferred to die rather than serve Nazi propaganda, and numerous players who refused to leave the pitch despite having broken bones. In this fascinating, funny romp through almost a century of World Cups, esteemed sportswriter Luciano Wernicke chronicles the unforgettable crashes, the magnetic personalities, and the stunning records set in the global contest for supremacy in the most popular of sports.

Estas páginas recorren cada una de las etapas mundialistas a través de los choques inolvidables, las figuras, los récords, pero especialmente las curiosidades y anécdotas más divertidas y sorprendentes, y las apasionadas hazañas que muestran el costado humano del "más popular de los deportes". La historias de varios jugadores que se negaron a abandonar la cancha a pesar de tener un hueso fracturado, un delantero que prefirió morir antes de servir a la propaganda nazi, otro que siguió jugando tras sufrir un infarto en pleno partido y un zaguero que fue asesinado por defender su honestidad luego de haber cometido el pecado de marcar un gol en contra, son algunas de las que conforman este volumen, el cual Wernicke desarrolla valiéndose de la prosa didáctica y entretenida que lo caracterizan.

Unforgettable Soccer is a fun book about soccer. Rather than putting the magnifying glass on great champions and memorable matches, it instead examines the more obscure tales from soccer, rescuing incredible feats and masterful mistakes from oblivion-incredible feats such as the soccer player who scored all four goals in a game that ended 2-2.