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Blue & Gold Passion A History of

By Daniel Williamson

Key features

• First comprehensive in English

• Charts the club’s history from inception to the present day, touching on the big matches and featuring the iconic stars

• Features extensive research from sources in both English and Spanish, and exclusive insight from ex-players, journalists and fans

• Deals with the development of the club in a wider societal and political context

• Author has lived in and written extensively on A HISTORY OF Argentine football, and sub-edited and contributed the BBOCAOCA JJUNIORSUNIORS acclaimed Boca Juniors edition of These Football Times

DANIEL WILLIAMSON • Publicity campaign planned including radio, newspapers, websites, podcasts and magazines

Description

Today, La Boca teems with tourists, drawn like moths to a flame for the sizzling steaks, street theatre and brightly painted pastel- coloured homes. On matchday the noise from the barrio’s most famous landmark, the unique stadium – home of Boca Juniors – reverberates around the working-class neighbourhood. The cathedral of world football has provided the canvas for some of the sport’s greatest artists to create their masterpieces. , arguably the greatest-ever exponent of the beautiful game, Juan Román Riquelme, the last ten, and are just three of the legends to wear the iconic shirt. Blue & Gold Passion chronicles the history of the famous institution, from its foundation by five Italian immigrants in 1905 to the 2018 Copa clash with arch-rivals River Plate, which made worldwide headlines. All the glory, the idols, the trophies, the highs and lows are covered in this first comprehensive English-language celebration of one of the world’s greatest football clubs.

Details

Publication: 7 September 2020 Trade Orders to: Price: £16.99 Macmillan Distribution (MDL), Cromwell Place, ISBN-13: 9781785316531 Hampshire International Business Park, Lime Format: 222mm x 144mm Tree Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8YJ Binding: Hardback Extent: 256 pages Telephone: 01256 302692 Category: Football Email: [email protected]