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FOOTBALL-THE IMPOSSIBLE COLLECTION
Εκδότης Assouline , ISBN 9781649806505
Football. Fußball. Fútbol. The Beautiful Game. No sport has ever captured the human imagination quite so completely, or united so many millions across borders, languages, and generations.
Football: The Impossible Collection distills the sport into 100 defining moments, not simply the greatest, but the most culturally seismic. Guided by the authoritative voice of Rory Smith, longtime football correspondent for The New York Times, the collection moves chronologically through the sport's extraordinary arc: from Pelé's arrival on American soil to Messi's long-awaited coronation at the 2022 World Cup, from the birth of the Premier League to Zinedine Zidane's infamous fury on the world's grandest stage. Across borders, genders, and leagues, these are the flashpoints that didn't just define football. They defined us.
True to Assouline's commitment to the object as art form, the volume arrives in a sculptural rubber-like clamshell case, its hardcover rendered in a bold field-green that makes the iconic black-and-white ball leap from the surface. The three-dimensional football at its center is not decoration; it is a declaration. With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, there has never been a more electric moment to hold this book in your hands. For those who have ever felt the pull of the beautiful game, it is nothing less than essential.
Περίληψη
Football. Fußball. Fútbol. The Beautiful Game. No sport has ever captured the human imagination quite so completely, or united so many millions across borders, languages, and generations.
Football: The Impossible Collection distills the sport into 100 defining moments, not simply the greatest, but the most culturally seismic. Guided by the authoritative voice of Rory Smith, longtime football correspondent for The New York Times, the collection moves chronologically through the sport's extraordinary arc: from Pelé's arrival on American soil to Messi's long-awaited coronation at the 2022 World Cup, from the birth of the Premier League to Zinedine Zidane's infamous fury on the world's grandest stage. Across borders, genders, and leagues, these are the flashpoints that didn't just define football. They defined us.
True to Assouline's commitment to the object as art form, the volume arrives in a sculptural rubber-like clamshell case, its hardcover rendered in a bold field-green that makes the iconic black-and-white ball leap from the surface. The three-dimensional football at its center is not decoration; it is a declaration. With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, there has never been a more electric moment to hold this book in your hands. For those who have ever felt the pull of the beautiful game, it is nothing less than essential.
Πληροφορίες προϊόντος
- Συγγραφέας Smith, Rory
- Eκδότης Assouline
- ISBN 9781649806505
- Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100094144
- Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2026
- Σελίδες 236
- Διαστάσεις 40x48
- Βάρος 12000 gr
