Format – Paper back
Number of Pages – 272 Pages
Dimensions – Approx. 12.4 x 1.42 x 19.4 cm
Book Condition – Pre-Owned
Description – Pele, Garrincha, Socrates, Romario, Ronaldinho – all of them can trace their lineage to a young man, half English, half Scottish, who carried a football from Sao Paulo and taught Brazil how to play the beautiful game. In 1894, Charles Miller arrived in Brazil with a pair of boots, a book of rules and a football. When he discovered that no one knew how to play, he marked out a pitch, gathered twenty young men and divided them into two teams…Today, Brazil is the greatest football-playing nation in the world, admired everywhere for its skill, passion, flair and commitment to attacking play – but Charles Miller has been forgotten. This is his story; a gripping narrative of one man’s love of football and the clash between two very different cultures: the foxtrot versus the samba; the stiff upper lip versus swinging hips. Josh Lacey tells the profoundly moving story of a man who gave Brazil its greatest gift but lost everything – his heart, his soul and even his wife – to that seductive country.
Note: Pre-owned Library Books will contain Library code at the back and seal in the inside and back pages. May be slightly faded and worn out on the edges. Colour may vary from monitor to monitor.
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| Weight | 0.350 kg |
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