Passion of the People? Football in Latin America
, by MASON, TONY- ISBN: 9780860916673 | 0860916677
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/17/1995
Mason opens with soccer's rise at the turn of the century amidst the exploding urbanization of Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. He demonstrates that, from its beginnings, the game had wide popular appeal and examines the role of British commercial and military interests as well as that of newcomers from Italy, Spain and Portugal.