Blood on the Crossbar
The Dictatorship's World Cup
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2026
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83680-245-7 (ISBN)
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83680-245-7 (ISBN)
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Blood on the Crossbar: The Dictatorship's World Cup is the story of football's most controversial tournament: Argentina's 1978 World Cup. It was a tournament that took place during a brutal military dictatorship, where thousands of citizens 'disappeared', mothers protested on the streets and a national team's success was hijacked by the military.
Blood on the Crossbar: The Dictatorship's World Cup is the story of the most controversial football World Cup of all time. When Argentina both hosted and won the World Cup in 1978, just two years after the coup d'etat that ousted Isabel Perón, it was against the backdrop of a brutal military dictatorship in the country. Under the leadership of General Jorge Videla, up to 30,000 citizens, categorised as subversives, 'disappeared'. Dogged by allegations of bribery, coercion and an historic failed drugs test, this is the story of Argentina's maiden World Cup triumph and the controversy that simmered behind it. This isn't exclusively a tale of footballers and generals, and the risks they took to succeed. It's a story of the people: Argentinean exiles, Parisian students, brave journalists, the marching mothers of Plaza de Mayo and their missing children - and Dutch stand-up comedians who led international boycotts from thousands of miles away.
Blood on the Crossbar: The Dictatorship's World Cup is the story of the most controversial football World Cup of all time. When Argentina both hosted and won the World Cup in 1978, just two years after the coup d'etat that ousted Isabel Perón, it was against the backdrop of a brutal military dictatorship in the country. Under the leadership of General Jorge Videla, up to 30,000 citizens, categorised as subversives, 'disappeared'. Dogged by allegations of bribery, coercion and an historic failed drugs test, this is the story of Argentina's maiden World Cup triumph and the controversy that simmered behind it. This isn't exclusively a tale of footballers and generals, and the risks they took to succeed. It's a story of the people: Argentinean exiles, Parisian students, brave journalists, the marching mothers of Plaza de Mayo and their missing children - and Dutch stand-up comedians who led international boycotts from thousands of miles away.
Rhys Richards is a writer and English teacher from Pen y Graig in the Rhondda Valleys. He has been published in The Guardian and has written for These Football Times, The Football Pink and The Football History Boys, primarily focussing on football's role in Latin American history.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.2.2026 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Hove |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83680-245-5 / 1836802455 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83680-245-7 / 9781836802457 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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