Jonathan Wilson: The Names Heard Long Ago (2020)

ISBN: 9781788702997

Jonathan Wilson: The Names Heard Long Ago (2020)

ISBN: 9781788702997
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In 1953, the Mighty Magyars beat England 6-3 at Wembley, a result that echoes through the history of football. A year earlier, this Hungarian team had won Olympic gold.
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ISBN
9781788702997
Author
Jonathan Wilson
Binding
Soft cover
Date of publication
2020
Format
Book
Language
English
School book
No
A year later, they lost agonisingly in the final of a World Cup that they dominated. This is the beginning, middle and end of Hungarian football in the popular imagination.Only, how come the ideas from this team spread around the world? Why do Hungarian managers spring up in Italy, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, across Europe and the Americas, bringing their secrets with them? And what are the incredible stories they have to tell, of escaping the Nazis and the Soviet communists?