Narcoball, Love, Death and Football in Escobar's Colombia
EAN13
9781788405263
Éditeur
Cassell
Date de publication
Langue
anglais
Fiches UNIMARC
S'identifier

Narcoball

Love, Death and Football in Escobar's Colombia

Cassell

Livre numérique

  • Aide EAN13 : 9781788405263
    • Fichier EPUB, avec DRM Adobe
      Impression

      Impossible

      Copier/Coller

      Impossible

      Partage

      6 appareils

    14.99
Pablo Escobar had one obsession. Not drugs, not money, not power... football.

Narcoball uncovers the incredible story of Colombian football during the early
1990s - shaped by drug lords, rivalries, and ambition. It uncovers a football
empire backed by cartels - where victory was a currency of its own, and
defeat, a matter of life and death.

This is a different story of Pablo Escobar and his rivals. A tale of
clandestine deals that reshaped Medellin's football clubs, where fortunes were
won and lost. It unveils the extraordinary bonds that Escobar forged with
football's luminaries and why his influence reached unprecedented heights,
leading to the astonishing 5-0 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires, the
murder of referees, and the ruthless coercion of officials culminating in the
killing of Andrés Escobar - the Colombian defender who paid the ultimate price
for an own goal in the 1994 World Cup. It is also an examination of a people's
relationship with both the sport and the nefarious leaders that brought both
pride and terror to their communities.

Set against the U.S War on Drugs, international threats, and government
clampdowns, this is a gripping exploration of Colombian club football under
Escobar's rise and fall.
S'identifier pour envoyer des commentaires.