{"product_id":"glittering-prize-the-story-of-the-fifa-world-cup-volume-i-1930-1978-volume-1-hardcover","title":"Glittering Prize: The Story of the Fifa World Cup Volume I, 1930-1978 Volume 1 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery four years, the planet stops dead for an event like no other. The World Cup captures the global imagination in a way that dwarfs every other sporting competition. \u003ci\u003eGlittering Prize\u003c\/i\u003e tells the full story of its thrilling century-long arc. Volume I looks back at the tournament's first five decades: its embryonic incarnation in 1930; the stunning fall of champions-elect Brazil at the Maracanã in 1950; the equally sensational demise of Hungary's Magic Magyars four years later in Bern; England's glory in 1966; Brazil's joyful conquest of Italy in 1970; the unfulfilled flowering of the Netherlands' Total Football in 1974; and Argentina's tainted triumph against the backdrop of the Dirty War in 1978. Brimming with incredible detail and magnetic characters such as Ferenc Puskás, Garrincha, Gigi Riva, Johan Cruyff and Daniel Passarella, \u003ci\u003eGlittering Prize\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping chronicle of the greatest sporting show on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan O'Brien is assistant chief sub at \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eEuro Summits: The Story of the UEFA European Championship 1960-2021\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Pitch. He lives in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48596995047673,"sku":"9781836801788","price":42.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/5wPBirQX39781836801788.webp?v=1782512966","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/glittering-prize-the-story-of-the-fifa-world-cup-volume-i-1930-1978-volume-1-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}