Simon Kuper''s "New York Times" bestseller "Soccernomics"
pioneered a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous
empirical analysis and incisive--and witty-- commentary. Kuper now
leaves the numbers and data behind to explore the heart and soul of
the world''s most popular sport in the new, extraordinarily
revealing "Soccer Men."
"Soccer Men" goes behind the scenes with soccer''s greatest
players and coaches. Inquiring into the genius and hubris of the
modern game, Kuper details the lives of giants such as Arsene
Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Jorge Valdano, Lionel Messi, Kaka, and
Didier Drogba, describing their upbringings, the soccer cultures
they grew up in, the way they play, and the baggage they bring to
their relationships at work.
From one of the great sportswriters of our time, "Soccer Men" is
a penetrating and surprising anatomy of the figures that define
modern soccer.
目錄:
INTRODUCTION: ORDINARY MEN AND CRAFTSMEN xiii
A NOTE ONTHETEXT xxi
PART I:The Players
BertTrautmann and Helmut Klopfleisch: September 1997
Johan Cruijff: January 1999
Bruce Grobbelaar: March 1999
Edgar Davids: March 1999
Bivaldo: December 1999
Buud Gullit: February 2000
Lothar Matthitus, the Tabloid Beader: June 2000
Jari Litmanen: October 2000
Juan Sebastiin Ver6n'', July 2001
Buud van Nislelrooy: August 2001
Michael Ballack: April 200~2
Rio Ferdinand: June 2002
Boberto Carlos: December 2002
Zinedine Zidane: April 2003
Dennis Bernkamp: May 2003
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