Forza Italia by Paddy Agnew - ISBN: 9780091905620
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Italy: Football, passion, scandal, and the beautiful game’s tumultuous heart.

Forza Italia

The Fall and Rise of Italian Football

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    15 August 2007

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Summary

A unique and personal journey into the heart of Italy and its football, including the national team’s dramatic 2006 World Cup victory and the match-fixing scandal.

When journalist Paddy Agnew and his girlfriend Dympna touched down in Rome in 1985 in search of adventure, sunshine and the soul of Italian football (well, Paddy was looking for that), they were travelling into the uncharted terrain of a country they did not know and a language they did not speak.

It soon became cle…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780091905620
ISBN-10:0091905621
Author:Paddy Agnew
Publisher:Ebury Publishing
Imprint:Ebury Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:15 August 2007
Weight:241g
Dimensions:198mm x 127mm x 21mm
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Critics Review

Excellent … A superb background guide * Independent *Superb * Sunday Telegraph *Splendid … Occasionally makes for pretty disturbing reading … An enlightened and compelling study * FourFourTwo *entertaining and immensely readable * The Guardian *a fascinating journey to the heart of Italian soccer * Choice *

About The Author

Paddy Agnew

Paddy Agnew has been Rome correspondent for the Irish Times since 1986. Since 1991, he has been a match commentator on Italian football for state broadcaster RAI whilst over the last 20 years he has covered Italian football for ESPN TV, BBC World Service radio, Reuters, World Soccer magazine and many other news organisations. He lives near Rome with his wife Dympna and teenage daughter R isin.

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