Fútbol!
Subtitle: why soccer matters in Latin America
By: Joshua H. Nadel
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780813049380
Subjects: Soccer; History
Description: This book traces the history of soccer in Latin America, from the introduction of the game in the 1890s to the qualifying stages for the 2014 World Cup. Unlike other books focused on matches and players, Futbal! provides the necessary historical context to explain why soccer is the most important sport across Latin America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Soccer narratives; title: Uruguayan arrivals: from shadow to the sun; title: La nuestra and futebol arte: national styles?; title: Interlude 1. Symbiosis: the media and soccer; title: Paraguay: caudillos, corruption, and soccer; title: "Y va a caer": soccer and politics in Chile; title: Interlude 2. Professionalization; title: Dark, expressive sportsmen of a distant continent? Race and soccer in Honduras; title: The unfulfilled promise of Mexico; title: Interlude 3. Counterpoint: baseball in Venezuela; title: Left out: Women's soccer; title: Epilogue: New narratives.