La Violencia en el Fútbol

¡Golazo! recounts the story of Latin American football: the extravagantly talented players; pistol-toting referees; bloody coup d'états; breath-taking goals; invidious conspiracies; strikers with matinee idol looks and a taste for tango dancers; alcoholism; suicide and some of the most exhilarating teams ever to take the field. But it is also gripping social history. Andreas Campomar shows how the sport that started as the eccentric pastime of a few ex-pat cricket players has become a defining force, the architect of national identity and a reflection of the region's soul. How can you hope...

Parents are the key in sport development. The roles that parents develop in sport with their children, either in a leisure or competitive way, are complex and varied. However, the literature that makes a distinction between the father and the mother is very limited. This book has expected, therefore, to contribute to know much better the mothers´ role in that sport development. Her presence has always been obscured by the male perception of the sport activity. To give the mothers voice and presence has been the main goal of this book. Mum, thanks! Is an appreciation to the work that many...

(Este libro es la primera investigación exhaustiva sobre la historia de los reglamentos olímpicos. Permite comprender la historia del movimiento olímpico y restablecer la verdad sobre el tan debatido tema del amateurismo.) (Ce livre est la première recherche exhaustive sur l'histoire des règlements olympiques. Il permet de comprendre l'histoire du mouvement olympique et de rétablir la vérité à propos de la question très discutée de l'amateurisme.) ( This book is the first comprehensive research on the history of Olympic regulations. It allows us to understand the history of the...

“Me gusta ganar por nocaut. Voy round por round, pero si lo puedo lastimary acabar la pelea temprano, lo voy a hacer.” —TITO TRINIDAD—QUIZÁS ALGÚN DÍA el diccionario de la Real Academia Española acepte la palabra Titomanía, definida de la siguiente manera: “Estallido de emotividad y celebración espontánea, parecido al que suele surgir el Fin de Año, instantes después de una victoria deportiva importante”.Su origen, naturalmente, está en las celebraciones provocadas por las grandes victorias boxísticas del puertorriqueño Félix 'Tito' Trinidad, desembocando en un coro...