25%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Miracle Of Castel Di Sangro
Joe McGinniss
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Miracle Of Castel Di Sangro
Paperback. * A modern football fairytale and an extraordinary story of an Italian village and its football team's rise to the top against seemingly impossible odds. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJPR; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Through 1996 and 1997 bestselling author Joe McGinniss followed the Italian football season from Castel di Sangro, a small town nestled in the Abruzzi region of Italy. The motley crew that comprised the di Sangro soccer team in the early 90s masked an unparalleled prowess for playing soccer. This is the story of a team and a town with no aspirations, just a passion for the game, and how that passion allowed this team to rise to the top of the professional Italian soccer league. With the lust for life of Robert Crichton's THE SECRET OF SANTA ... Read more
Through 1996 and 1997 bestselling author Joe McGinniss followed the Italian football season from Castel di Sangro, a small town nestled in the Abruzzi region of Italy. The motley crew that comprised the di Sangro soccer team in the early 90s masked an unparalleled prowess for playing soccer. This is the story of a team and a town with no aspirations, just a passion for the game, and how that passion allowed this team to rise to the top of the professional Italian soccer league. With the lust for life of Robert Crichton's THE SECRET OF SANTA ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751527537
SKU
V9780751527537
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Joe McGinniss
As a young man Joe McGinniss shot to literary stardom with The Selling of the President, his account of the 1968 American Election. He is the author of the international bestsellers Blind Faith and Fatal Vision.
Reviews for The Miracle Of Castel Di Sangro
This wonderful, compelling book seems destined to join the shortlist of football classics
INDEPENDENT
A gripping and engaging tale
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
The most essential football book other than FEVER PITCH and THE GLORY GAME
FOUR-FOUR-TWO MAGAZINE
reads like good fiction.
OBSERVER
INDEPENDENT
A gripping and engaging tale
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
The most essential football book other than FEVER PITCH and THE GLORY GAME
FOUR-FOUR-TWO MAGAZINE
reads like good fiction.
OBSERVER