Matchdays: The Hidden Story of the Bundesliga - Couverture souple

Reng, Ronald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1471136485 ISBN 13 : 9781471136481

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The enormous success of German football is envied around the world. The national team won the 2014 World Cup in style, while the Bundesliga offers an alternative model through its fan-friendly set-up, terraces and low ticket prices. In Matchdays: The Hidden Story of the Bundesliga, award-winning author Ronald Reng takes a unique approach to explain the history and peculiarities of German football. He follows the tracks of a journeyman footballer, Heinz Hoher, who has been in the Bundesliga all his life, from the first day of its existence in 1963 until now, as a player, manager, sports director and youth coach.
We see through Hoher's story the wider picture of how German football, and even German society, developed from the ruins of the Nazi era to become the football and economic powerhouse of today. Born in 1939, Hoher became the small-town hero of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a stylish winger and the first to let his hair grow like the Beatles. He witnessed the big match-fixing affairs of the seventies, fought in vain the temptations of so many managers - alcohol and gambling - and realised that, even at 75, his real addiction is still the game.
Matchdays does for German football what David Winner's Brilliant Orange did for Dutch football.

Quatrième de couverture :

'Hello, Höher speaking.'
'Hello. This is Ronald Reng. I believe you tried to call me?'
'Mr Reng, thanks for calling back. Mr Reng, I have to meet you.'
'For what reason?'
'I can't talk about it on the phone.'
'Right.'
'My name is Heinz Höher.'
'Not at all. But as you know, I live in Barcelona? That's a fair way from Nuremberg. Maybe I should just get in touch next time I'm there?'
And then, an hour later:
'Mr Reng, I've just booked a flight to Barcelona. I'm coming this Thursday.'
'This Thursday?'
'And I am staying until Tuesday.'
'Till Tuesday!'
'Please, just give me a couple of hours of your time. I want to tell you something. I have to tell you something.'

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1471136485
• ISBN 13: 9781471136481
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448