Baghdad FC : Iraq's Football Story. A Hidden History of Sport & Tyranny
by Freeman, Simon
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- very good
- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0719567947
- ISBN 13
- 9780719567940
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John Murray, London, United Kingdom, 2005. 1st Edition. Trade paperback. Very Good. 1st Printing. 240 pages. This book is in very good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: With the fall of Iraq in 2003, the despotic reign of Uday Hussein, Saddam's son and sports minister, came to an end. For 19 years he had arrested, tortured and murdered footballers, athletes, officials and journalists, thrashing players with cables and forcing them to kick concrete balls until they doubled up in pain. The world of international sport made only occasional, feeble attempts to investigate the allegations of brutality. Yet against these odds, the Iraqi national team has long ranked in the world's top 40.Key to Iraq's footballing success is the story of Ammo Baba, the Arab world's Pele or Stanley Matthews, whose playing and coaching career spans 50 years. As Uday was jailing players and fixing matches, Ammo was seen by some as a national hero for his defiance; for others, he was too loyal to the regime.Ammo will be one of the many characters that Simon Freeman befriends and follows as he uncovers a half-century of triumph and tragedy, together with officials, players and sports journalists involved with the game they loved under the yoke of totalitarianism. He also assesses the team at the 2004 Olympics and in the run-up to the Asian and World Cups. What is the destiny of Iraq's game in a post-Saddam world, where the US military park its tanks on the national stadium? Quantity Available: 1. Category: Football, Soccer, History, General; ISBN: 0719567947. ISBN/EAN: 9780719567940. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002084. . 9780719567940
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0002084
- Title
- Baghdad FC : Iraq's Football Story. A Hidden History of Sport & Tyranny
- Author
- Freeman, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0719567947
- ISBN 13
- 9780719567940
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- BZDB137 football, soccer, history, iraq, hussein, Football, Soccer, History, General; ISBN: 0719567947 EAN: 9780719567940 Freeman, Simon Baghdad FC : Iraq's Football Story. A Hidden History of Sport & Tyranny.
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