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1. 1. Angels With Dirty Faces

   The Footballing History of Argentina

   

   A sweeping cultural and sporting history that traces how football became Argentina’s defining obsession, linking the game’s immigrant roots, neighborhood potrero culture and fierce club rivalries to the nation’s politics, class tensions and shifting styles of play; it interweaves tactical analysis, vivid portraits of players and managers and episodes of violence and dictatorship to explain why Argentina produces both dazzling individual talent and a national team shaped by competing philosophies, from the artistry of its street-born stars to the pragmatic, sometimes ruthless institutional forces that have driven the country’s footballing triumphs and tragedies.

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