Magical Magyars tells the remarkable story of the legendary Hungarian football team of the 50s, a side whose breathtaking technical skills and passing-and-movement style of play changed the very way the sport was played. Author David Bailey traces the team''s origins and details how communist Hungary, a tiny nation impoverished and subjugated by one of the most brutal Stalinist regimes in the Soviet empire, was able to produce a football team that was the envy of the sporting world, and so very nearly world champions.
Captained by the genius that was Ferenc Puskas, the Magical Magyars walked a tightrope between being the regime''s darlings and providing the beleaguered Hungarian people with a sense of national pride during their darkest days. The team enthralled, dominated and revolutionised world football - until its own demise was brought about by a revolution of a different kind.
Weaving in threads of friendship and betrayal, tactics and politics, the quest for glory and upheaval, here is a football story quite unlike any other.
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Omfång |
320 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2019-07-22 |
| ISBN |
9781785315442 |
