When Beckham Went to Spain : Power, Stardom and Real Madrid ebook

by Jimmy Burns

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Jimmy Burns is an award winning journalist and author, whilst writing the internationally acclaimed Hand of God: a. .A contender for serious football book of the season will be Jimmy Burns’s When Beckham Went to Spain.

Jimmy Burns is an award winning journalist and author, whilst writing the internationally acclaimed Hand of God: a biography of Diego Maradona. This is really a thoughtful and discursive analysis, through football, of modern Spanish society and cultur. ascinating and highly likeable. Sunday Telegraph, September 2004. Burns’s obviously superb knowledge of Spanish football, its politics and background make this a must read for all fans of La Liga. Sunday Business Post, September 2004. Have you read this book?

But while Beckham's arrival at Real Madrid captured the world's imagination, in the hands of author Jimmy Burns, this is much more than a book about David Beckham and Real Madrid

But while Beckham's arrival at Real Madrid captured the world's imagination, in the hands of author Jimmy Burns, this is much more than a book about David Beckham and Real Madrid. It is about how Spain became Europe's most exciting country, a revolution in the world of football; and how this came to be epitomised by the arrival of a sports icon. Jimmy Burns is the author of The Hand of God, a biography of Diego Maradona, and Barca. He also writes for the Financial Times.

Papa Spy (2009) · When Beckham went to Spain: Power, Stardom and Real Madrid (2004) · Barça: A.

Papa Spy (2009) · When Beckham went to Spain: Power, Stardom and Real Madrid (2004) · Barça: A People's Passion (1999). His childhood was spent straddling cultures -Britain, Castille, and Catalonia.

Читать бесплатно книгу When Beckham went to Spain. London : Michael Joseph : Penguin Books, 2004. Power, stardom and Real Madrid (Burns . и другие произведения в разделе Каталог. Доступны электронные, печатные и аудиокниги, музыкальные произведения, фильмы. На сайте вы можете найти издание, заказать доставку или забронировать. Возможна доставка в удобную библиотеку. When Beckham went to Spain. Power, stardom and Real Madrid. XIX,, 411, p. + 8 p. of plates : il. ports.

power, stardom, and Real Madrid. Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-) and index.

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But while Beckham's arrival at Real Madrid captured the world's imagination, in the hands of author Jimmy Burns, this is much more than a book about David Beckham and Real Madrid. David Beckham's transfer to Real Madrid was football's worst kept secret.

David Beckham's transfer to Real Madrid was football's worst kept secret. After he moved, it seemed the British press devoted more coverage to the Spanish game than their own. Product Identifiers.

Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona. London: Bloomsbury, 1996. When Beckham Went to Spain: Power, Stardom, and Real Madrid. London: Penguin, 2004. Dobson, Stephen, and John Goddard. The Economics of Football. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.

David Beckham's transfer to Real Madrid was football's worst kept secret. After he moved, it seemed the British press devoted more coverage to the Spanish game than their own. But while Beckham's arrival at Real Madrid captured the world's imagination, in the hands of author Jimmy Burns, this is much more than a book about David Beckham and Real Madrid. It is about how Spain became Europe's most exciting country, a revolution in the world of football; and how this came to be epitomised by the arrival of a sports icon.