La Roja: How Soccer Conquered Spain and How Spanish Soccer Conquered the World

by Jimmy Burns

Book Overview

La Roja is bestselling author Jimmy Burns tremendous opus on Spanish soccer. From its early beginnings when the first soccer on the shores of Bilbao and Buenos Aires was played by British sailors and engineers, through to the influx of South American stars, and similarly inspirational Italians, Dutchman and Scandinavians, Burns show how the engagement of foreigners with home-grown Spanish talent overcame political adversity and produced football...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568587171
• ISBN13: 9781568587172
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Bold Type Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher