Blood on the Crossbar – The Dictatorship's World Cup

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Author(s): Rhys Richards

SKU: 9781801501743 Barcode: 9781801501743

The story of the 1978 World Cup which was hosted and won by Argentina just two years after a coup d'etat which installed a brutal military dictatorship in the country which 'disappeared' tens of thousands of citizens categorised as subversives. Dogged by allegations of bribery, coercion and an historic failed drugs test, this book tells the story of Argentina's maiden World Cup triumph and the controversies that simmered behind it. Published in 2022.

Size: 144mm x 223mm – 303 pages.