The Names Heard Long Ago: How the Golden Age of Hungarian Soccer Shaped the Modern Game

by Jonathan Wilson and Jonathan Wilson

Book Overview

The story of the vibrant and revolutionary soccer culture in Hungary that, on the eve of World War II, redefined the modern game and launched a new era.
In the early 1950s, the Hungarian side was unbeatable, winning the Olympic gold and thrashing England in the Match of the Century. Their legendary forward, Ferenc Pusk s, was one of the game's first international superstars. But as Jonathan Wilson reveals in The Names Heard Long Ago,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568587848
• ISBN13: 9781568587844
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Bold Type Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.1"