by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán · DEBOLSILLO · tapa dura · ISBN 9788497939232
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In this posthumous essay, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán explores the evolution of football, from its humble beginnings in the streets to its transformation into a global marketing phenomenon. With his characteristic lucid and mordant analysis, the author examines how football has become a new secular 'religion', organized for the benefit of multinationals and televisions. Through reflections on idols such as Pelé, Maradona, Ronaldo and Zidane, Montalbán offers a critical and insightful view of the world's most popular sport.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was a prolific Spanish writer from Barcelona: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and an FC Barcelona supporter.
