Random House New Releases - Sports & Recreation - Soccer - Between May 22, 2012 and June 21, 2013.

Among the Thugs by Bill Buford

2013-04-24T00:30:00-05:00

Among the Thugs
Written by Bill Buford

They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that terrorize entire cities. Now Bill Buford, editor of the prestigious journal Granta, enters this alternate society and records both its savageries and its sinister allure with the social imagination of a George Orwell and the raw personal engagement of a Hunter Thompson.

Messi by Leonardo Faccio

2012-11-21T00:30:00-05:00

Messi Una biografia
Written by Leonardo Faccio

El perfil definitivo del incomparable Lionel Messi, una de las más brillantes estrellas del fútbol internacional

En la historia del fútbol sólo cuatro jugadores tienen plaza en el primer escalón: Pelé, Di Stéfano, Cruyff y Maradona. Desde hace cuatro años, el argentino Lionel Messi llama con insistencia a la puerta de ese restringido club, y sus exhibiciones cada semana le confirman como el amo del balón. Estrella del equipo de Barcelona, ganador del Balón de Oro y nombrado jugador del año por la FIFA, un atleta de esta dimensión merece más que la habitual hagiografía. En la mejor tradición del periodismo narrativo, Leonardo Faccio ha dibujado un fascinante perfil en tres tiempos del futbolista más famoso del mundo, que con apenas 24 años ha roto todos los récords. Todos los detalles —desde su familia y sus amistades hasta su lucha contra el déficit de la hormona del crecimiento que casi le costó su carrera futbolística— se reúnen aquí para formar la biografía más completa de la estrella argentina escrita hasta la fecha. Un chico tímido, pequeño y de apariencia frágil, que se ha convertido en la joya más valiosa del mayor espectáculo del mundo. Pasen y lean.

Messi by Leonardo Faccio

2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

Messi A Biography
Written by Leonardo Faccio

For soccer enthusiasts and sports fans in general, an in-depth look at the life of the beautiful game’s greatest star, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.
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Whether you call it soccer, football, fútbol, or the “beautiful game," it is the most popular sport in the world, and Argentine footballer Lionel Messi stands as one of its finest players—not only of his time, but of all time. Admired around the globe for his athleticism, skill, and fierce competitiveness, Messi has, at the age of 24, already shattered records at one of the most storied clubs in the world, FC Barcelona. Now, in this comprehensive biography, Messi fans can learn more about his life and career. Argentine journalist Leonardo Faccio describes how Messi, as a talented youth player in Buenos Aires, left his home for Spain in search of the medical help his family could not afford to treat his rare hormone deficiency. Small of stature, but possessing tremendous natural gifts, Messi developed into a star at Barcelona’s famed Masia soccer school. In this book, Faccio has written not only a biography of an enigmatic celebrity, but a meditation on athletic genius, drawing on interviews with Messi himself, as well as with everyone from his family, teammates, childhood friends—even his favorite butcher. In-depth and intimate, soccer fans who enjoy watching Messi come alive on the field will delight as he comes alive on the page.

Messi by Leonardo Faccio

2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

Messi A Biography
Written by Leonardo Faccio

Random House New Releases - Sports & Recreation - Soccer - Between May 22, 2012 and June 21, 2013.

Among the Thugs by Bill Buford

Among the Thugs Written by Bill Buford

Messi by Leonardo Faccio

Messi Una biografiaWritten by Leonardo Faccio

Messi by Leonardo Faccio

Messi A BiographyWritten by Leonardo Faccio

Messi by Leonardo Faccio

Messi A BiographyWritten by Leonardo Faccio

Among the Thugs
Written by Bill Buford

Messi Una biografia
Written by Leonardo Faccio

Messi A Biography
Written by Leonardo Faccio

Messi A Biography
Written by Leonardo Faccio