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Golazo!: The Beautiful Game from the Aztecs to the World Cup: The Complete History of How Soccer Shaped Latin America

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The definitive book about the national identities, heroes, and dramatic stories from Latin American soccer during history—in time for the 2014 World Cup.

“Golazo!” means “amazing goal!” And the word  perfectly captures the unique, exuberant, all-encompassing, passionate role that soccer plays in Latin The united states.

Andreas Campomar offers readers the definitive history of Latin American soccer from the early, deadly Mesoamerican ballgames to the multi-billion dollar international business it’s these days. Golazo! explores the intersection of soccer, politics, economics, low and high culture, and how passion for a game captured a continent.

Latin American soccer will probably be in the global spotlight more than ever in the coming years—both the next World Cup (2014) and the Summer Olympics (2016) will probably be hosted in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, a country for which soccer isn’t just a passion but an approach to life. The triumphs, the heartbreaks, the origins and the future, the political and the personal—Golazo! is the easiest book for new fans and diehard followers world wide.

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