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Spartak Moscow

Author : Robert Edelman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801466164
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Spartak Moscow written by Robert Edelman and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-05 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the informative, entertaining, and generously illustrated Spartak Moscow, a book that will be cheered by soccer fans worldwide, Robert Edelman finds in the stands and on the pitch keys to understanding everyday life under Stalin, Khrushchev, and their successors. Millions attended matches and obsessed about their favorite club, and their rowdiness on game day stood out as a moment of relative freedom in a society that championed conformity. This was particularly the case for the supporters of Spartak, which emerged from the rough proletarian Presnia district of Moscow and spent much of its history in fierce rivalry with Dinamo, the team of the secret police. To cheer for Spartak, Edelman shows, was a small and safe way of saying "no" to the fears and absurdities of high Stalinism; to understand Spartak is to understand how soccer explains Soviet life. Champions of the Soviet Elite League twelve times and eleven-time winner of the USSR Cup, Spartak was founded and led for seven decades by the four Starostin brothers, the most visible of whom were Nikolai and Andrei. Brilliant players turned skilled entrepreneurs, they were flexible enough to constantly change their business model to accommodate the dramatic shifts in Soviet policy. Whether because of their own financial wheeling and dealing or Spartak's too frequent success against state-sponsored teams, they were arrested in 1942 and spent twelve years in the gulag. Instead of facing hard labor and likely death, they were spared the harshness of their places of exile when they were asked by local camp commandants to coach the prisoners' football teams. Returning from the camps after Stalin's death, they took back the reins of a club whose mystique as the "people's team" was only enhanced by its status as a victim of Stalinist tyranny. Edelman covers the team from its days on the wild fields of prerevolutionary Russia through the post-Soviet period. Given its history, it was hardly surprising that Spartak adjusted quickly to the new, capitalist world of postsocialist Russia, going on to win the championship of the Russian Premier League nine times, the Russian Cup three times, and the CIS Commonwealth of Independent States Cup six times. In addition to providing a fresh and authoritative history of Soviet society as seen through its obsession with the world's most popular sport, Edelman, a well-known sports commentator, also provides biographies of Spartak's leading players over the course of a century and riveting play-by-play accounts of Spartak's most important matches-including such highlights as the day in 1989 when Spartak last won the Soviet Elite League on a Valery Shmarov free kick at the ninety-second minute. Throughout, he palpably evokes what it was like to cheer for the "Red and White."

SOCCER WORLD 2011/12

Author : Lorenzo Gravela
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1471004384
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (71 download)

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SOCCER WORLD 2012/2013

Author : Lorenzo Gravela
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291275169
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (912 download)

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APPENDICE STATISTICA 2012/2013 - Soccer World Special Edition

Author : Lorenzo Gravela
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291517235
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (915 download)

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Spartak Moscow

Author : Robert Edelman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 080146613X
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Spartak Moscow written by Robert Edelman and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the informative, entertaining, and generously illustrated Spartak Moscow, a book that will be cheered by soccer fans worldwide, Robert Edelman finds in the stands and on the pitch keys to understanding everyday life under Stalin, Khrushchev, and their successors. Millions attended matches and obsessed about their favorite club, and their rowdiness on game day stood out as a moment of relative freedom in a society that championed conformity. This was particularly the case for the supporters of Spartak, which emerged from the rough proletarian Presnia district of Moscow and spent much of its history in fierce rivalry with Dinamo, the team of the secret police. To cheer for Spartak, Edelman shows, was a small and safe way of saying "no" to the fears and absurdities of high Stalinism; to understand Spartak is to understand how soccer explains Soviet life. Champions of the Soviet Elite League twelve times and eleven-time winner of the USSR Cup, Spartak was founded and led for seven decades by the four Starostin brothers, the most visible of whom were Nikolai and Andrei. Brilliant players turned skilled entrepreneurs, they were flexible enough to constantly change their business model to accommodate the dramatic shifts in Soviet policy. Whether because of their own financial wheeling and dealing or Spartak's too frequent success against state-sponsored teams, they were arrested in 1942 and spent twelve years in the gulag. Instead of facing hard labor and likely death, they were spared the harshness of their places of exile when they were asked by local camp commandants to coach the prisoners' football teams. Returning from the camps after Stalin's death, they took back the reins of a club whose mystique as the "people's team" was only enhanced by its status as a victim of Stalinist tyranny. Edelman covers the team from its days on the wild fields of prerevolutionary Russia through the post-Soviet period. Given its history, it was hardly surprising that Spartak adjusted quickly to the new, capitalist world of postsocialist Russia, going on to win the championship of the Russian Premier League nine times, the Russian Cup three times, and the CIS Commonwealth of Independent States Cup six times. In addition to providing a fresh and authoritative history of Soviet society as seen through its obsession with the world's most popular sport, Edelman, a well-known sports commentator, also provides biographies of Spartak's leading players over the course of a century and riveting play-by-play accounts of Spartak's most important matches-including such highlights as the day in 1989 when Spartak last won the Soviet Elite League on a Valery Shmarov free kick at the ninety-second minute. Throughout, he palpably evokes what it was like to cheer for the "Red and White."

1972

Author : Scott Morrison
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982154144
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book 1972 written by Scott Morrison and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The legacy of the greatest hockey series ever played, fifty years later, with stories from the players that shed new light on those incredible games and the era. "Cournoyer has it on that wing. Here's a shot. Henderson made a wild stab for it and fell. Here's another shot. Right in front...they score! Henderson has scored for Canada!" These immortal words, spoken to hockey fans around the world by the legendary broadcaster Foster Hewitt, capture the final-seconds goal scored by Paul Henderson that won the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. Hockey fans know the moment well, but the story of those amazing eight games has never been fully told--until now. The series was the first of its kind, and one of the most dramatic and impactful sport showdowns in history. With Soviet hockey dominating international ice, this series was meant to settle the debate, once and for all, over who owned the game. It was Canada's best against the Soviets' for the first time. And in the shadow of the Cold War and ongoing tensions, this was about more than eight games of hockey: it was war. When Canada's finest players faced down the Soviets, expectations were high. This was supposed to be easy, but after the disappointing first four games on home ice with only one win for Canada, victory seemed out of reach. With the final four games in Moscow, what followed was a tug-of-war battle that lasted to the dying seconds of Game 8. Now, five decades after this historic event, it's time to reflect on the legacy of the Summit Series. Veteran journalist and analyst Scott Morrison tells the story from a fresh perspective, with a storyteller's eye to what it meant to Canada then, and what it means now. Filled with the memories of the players and others involved with the series, he shows how it changed hockey forever, and challenged Canada's sense of identity and place in the world."--

IIHF where Countries Come to Play

Author : IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation)
Publisher : Fenn-M&S
ISBN 13 : 0771095988
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book IIHF where Countries Come to Play written by IIHF (Int'l Ice Hockey Federation) and published by Fenn-M&S. This book was released on 2011 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colossal Guide includes information on every top level event, every IIHF member nation, and, indeed, every player to appear in even a single game since international hockey first took hold in 1920. In all, more than 12,000 players are included, as well as every coach, every referee, every linesman and every stat imaginable. The 2012 IIHF Guide and Record Book is the official and only complete source of information for international hockey. It covers all top-level events from the Olympics to World Championships to junior events, from men's hockey to women's hockey, from 1920 to the past and present seasons. At 640 pages, it contains the scores and standings for every international game and event ever contested, the statistics for every player, coach, and on-ice official in IIHF competition history, and the results and histories of every nation that has ever participated in an IIHF event. Full of information on every aspect of the international game, this is the one and only source fans will need if they are interested in the World Junior Championship, Team Canada, or any other aspect of the international game. With a special section on the World Junior Championships taking place in Alberta this Christmas, this is the most important book hockey fans will need this season.

The World through Soccer

Author : Tamir Bar-On
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442234741
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The World through Soccer written by Tamir Bar-On and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-05-07 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world’s most popular sport, soccer is a global and cultural phenomenon. The television audience for the 2010 World Cup included nearly half of the world’s population, with viewers in nearly every country. As a reflection of soccer’s significance, the sport impacts countless aspects of the world’s culture, from politics and religion to business and the arts. In The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport, Tamir Bar-On utilizes soccer to provide insights into worldwide politics, religion, ethics, marketing, business, leadership, philosophy, and the arts. Bar-On examines the ways in which soccer influences and reflects these aspects of society, and vice versa. Each chapter features representative players, providing specific examples of how soccer comments on and informs our lives. These players—selected from a wide array of eras, countries, and backgrounds—include Diego Maradona, Pelé, Hugo Sánchez, Cha Bum-Kun, Roger Milla, José Luis Chilavert, Zinedine Zidane, Paolo Maldini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Neymar, Clint Dempsey, Mia Hamm, and many others. Employing a unique lens to view a variety of topics, The World through Soccer reveals the sport’s profound cultural impact. Combining philosophical, popular, and academic insights about our world, this book is aimed at both soccer fans and academics, offering readers a new perspective into a sport that affects millions.

The Age of Football: Soccer and the 21st Century

Author : David Goldblatt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393635120
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Football: Soccer and the 21st Century written by David Goldblatt and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monumental exploration of soccer and society in our time—by its preeminent historian. The Age of Football proves that whether you call it football or soccer, you can’t make sense of the modern world without understanding its most popular sport. With breathtaking scope and an unparalleled knowledge of the game, David Goldblatt—author of the best-selling The Ball Is Round—charts soccer’s global cultural ascent, economic transformation, and deep politicization.

Sport and Society in the Soviet Union

Author : Manfred Zeller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786735318
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Sport and Society in the Soviet Union written by Manfred Zeller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following Stalin's death in 1953, association football clubs, as well as the informal supporter groups and communities which developed around them, were an important way for the diverse citizens of the multinational Soviet Union to express, negotiate and develop their identities, both on individual and collective levels. Manfred Zeller draws on extensive original research in Russian and Ukrainian archives, as well as interviews with spectators, 'hardcore ultras' and hooligans from the Caucasus to Central Asia, to shed new light onto this phenomenon covering the period from the height of Stalin's terror (the 1930s) to the Soviet Union's collapse (1991). Across events as diverse as the Soviet Union's footballing triumph over the German world champions in 1955 and the Luzhniki stadium disaster in 1982, Zeller explores the ways in which people, against the backdrop of totalitarianism, articulated feelings of alienation and fostered a sense of community through sport. In the process, he provides a unique 'bottom-up' reappraisal of Soviet history, culture and politics, as seen through the eyes of supporters and spectators. This is an important contribution to research on Soviet culture after Stalin, the history of sport and contemporary debates on antagonism in the post-Soviet world.

Futsal: An Introduction

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Publisher : PediaPress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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FIFA World Cup

Author :
Publisher : PediaPress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1521 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Kings of the Ice

Author : Andrew Podnieks
Publisher : Richmond Hill (Ont.) : NDE Pub.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1036 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Kings of the Ice written by Andrew Podnieks and published by Richmond Hill (Ont.) : NDE Pub.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to the Heroes of hockey, whose spark has ignited a fire in the hearts of players and fans in North America, Europe and the world. Book jacket.

Soccer around the World

Author : Charles Parrish
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 727 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Soccer around the World written by Charles Parrish and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leading sports authorities explore the culture of soccer around the world, considering the sport as a means to better understand a society's past, present, and future. How popular is soccer worldwide? Here's one indicator: 3.2 billion people—nearly half of the planet's population—tuned in to watch the 2010 World Cup on television. Soccer matches attract a gargantuan number of fans from around the globe due to the popularity of the sport itself but also because of the nationalism it inspires and the entertainment spectacle of the big games. Distinguished authors and sports authorities, Charles Parrish and John Nauright, examine how soccer impacts societies worldwide by shaping national identities, providing common ground for diplomatic issues, and forging economic and social development. This one-volume geographic guide studies the places in which soccer has a major impact, examining each region's teams, major tournaments, key players, and international performance. The authors organize the book geographically by region and country, with entries reviewing the history of the sport and cultural impact on the area. Each profile concludes with fascinating game-based statistics, such as winners of major tournaments and top goal scorers. The book covers 20 countries including England, Brazil, Egypt, the United States, Cameroon, and Korea.

Total Hockey

Author : Dan Diamond
Publisher : Kansas City, MI : Andrews McMeel ; Toronto : Distributed in Canada by Canadian Manda Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1890 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Total Hockey written by Dan Diamond and published by Kansas City, MI : Andrews McMeel ; Toronto : Distributed in Canada by Canadian Manda Group. This book was released on 1998 with total page 1890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedia dedicated to hockey that includes entries on the history of the game, the rules, the teams in the National Hockey League, the major tournaments, and other related topics.

Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006-2007

Author : Glenda Rollin
Publisher : Headline Book Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780755316649
Total Pages : 1124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006-2007 written by Glenda Rollin and published by Headline Book Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide covers the 2006 World Cup qualifying competition and England's bids to make the finals in Germany. Details of the UEFA Champions League are featured, as well as English and Scottish league/cup games, Nationwide Conference clubs and an invaluable season-by-season who's-who style players directory.

World Soccer Yearbook 2003-2004

Author : David Goldblatt
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780789496546
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (965 download)

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Download or read book World Soccer Yearbook 2003-2004 written by David Goldblatt and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2003-09-23 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embracing the fanatical interest in soccer, World Soccer Yearbook 2003-4 examines the game on a global level. Where other books have been club-based, league based, or specific to national teams, this is the first true survey of soccer around the world--from its origins in the 19th century, to the national, league, and club standings in the 2002-3 season. Exciting action-photographs, dynamic graphics, and illustrated charts take a refreshing and innovative approach to illustrating the world's most popular sport.