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Calcio [Paperback]


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4.0 out of 5 stars unlike Serie A soccer, not boring at all Jan 17 2007
By Brian Maitland TOP 500 REVIEWER
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An amazing tome on Italian soccer and the first in English that actually explains well why Italians play such defensive-minded soccer. The one point I thought he completely missed was his discussion of foreign players. There was not only an overemphasis on British players but barely nary a mention of modern foreign stars other than Maradona. I would have liked to have heard about Michel Platini, Boniek, Preben Elkjaer's fantastic season at verona when they won the scudetto, Michael Laudrup and even more on the Dutch threesome at Milan.

The corruption in the Italian game explains a lot of how Italian soccer is viewed both by Italians and those outside Italy. The most fascinating read is on the stars pre-TV explosion and to learn who the true heroes were in Italian soccer esp. the whole love him/hate him stuff on Gianni Rivera.

This ranks up there with Morbo (on Spanish soccer), Tor (on German soccer) and Futebol (on Brazilian soccer) as a must-have in any soccer fan's library. Do not be dissuaded by its length, this book flows well and the author is a first-rate writer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book Jan 29 2011
By Stefanie D
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The product was delivered in proper packing which was able to bear with the elements and the book itself is great! A definite read for anyone interested in the history of Italian football
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4.0 out of 5 stars serious look at Serie A Nov 4 2011
By Brian Maitland - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
An amazing tome on Italian soccer and the first in English that actually explains well why Italians play such defensive-minded soccer. The one point I thought he completely missed was his discussion of foreign players. There was not only an overemphasis on British players but barely nary a mention of modern foreign stars other than Maradona. I would have liked to have heard about Michel Platini, Boniek, Preben Elkjaer's fantastic season at verona when they won the scudetto, Michael Laudrup and even more on the Dutch threesome at Milan.

The corruption in the Italian game explains a lot of how Italian soccer is viewed both by Italians and those outside Italy. The most fascinating read is on the stars pre-TV explosion and to learn who the true heroes were in Italian soccer esp. the whole love him/hate him stuff on Gianni Rivera.

This ranks up there with Morbo (on Spanish soccer), Tor (on German soccer) and Futebol (on Brazilian soccer) as a must-have in any soccer fan's library. Do not be dissuaded by its length, this book flows well and the author is a first-rate writer.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Oct 1 2012
By Daniele Purrone - Published on Amazon.com
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As an Italian, I love this book. It offers a great view on the "calcio" phenomenon, both old and new.
It's not perfect: some translations are wrong, some concepts not fully understood (calling Bologna a "provinciale" is not correct, since Bologna is a region's "chef-lieu"), some names are written incorrectly.
Still, it is a very fun to read and gives a great "outside perspective" on Italian football!
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