02356cam a2200289 4500 242522064 TxAuBib 20140805120000.0 140303s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014003789 9781594485862 Riverhead trade paperback 1594485860 Riverhead trade paperback DLC eng DLC TxAuBib Campomar, Andreas. Golazo : The beautiful game from the Aztecs to the World Cup : The complete history of how soccer shaped Latin America / Andreas Campomar. Complete history of how soccer shaped Latin America. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York : Riverhead Books, [2014] p. cm. "The definitive book about the national identities, heroes, and dramatic stories from Latin American soccer throughout history-in time for the 2014 World Cup. "Golazo!" means "amazing goal!" And the word perfectly captures the unique, exuberant, all-encompassing, passionate role that soccer plays in Latin America. Andreas Campomar offers readers the definitive history of Latin American soccer from the early, deadly MesoAmerican ballgames to the multi-billion dollar international business it is today. Golazo! explores the intersection of soccer, politics, economics, high and low culture, and how passion for a game captured a continent. Latin American soccer will be in the global spotlight more than ever in the coming years-both the next World Cup (2014) and the Summer Olympics (2016) will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, a country for which soccer is not just a passion but a way of life. The triumphs, the heartbreaks, the origins and the future, the political and the personal-Golazo! is the perfect book for new fans and diehard followers around the world"-- Provided by publisher. 20140521. Soccer Latin America History. Soccer Social aspects Latin America. Soccer Economic aspects Latin America. ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9781594485862.jpg Cover image