Fully revised and updated ahead of the 2022 World Cup, Tor! is the definitive history of German football. And even the radio commentator Herbert Zimmermann, whose ecstatic cries of 'Tor!' greeted the winning goal in the 1954 World Cup final and helped change a whole nation's view of itself. Tor! challenges the myth that German football is 'predictable' or 'efficient' and brings to life the fascinating array of characters who shaped it: the betrayed pioneer Walther Bensemann the enigmatic genius Sepp Herberger the all-conquering Franz Beckenbauer the modern misfit Lothar Matthaus. Tor! (Goal!) traces the extraordinary story of Germany's club and international football, from the days when it was regarded as a dangerously foreign pastime, through the horrors of the Nazi years to postwar triumphs and the crisis of the new century. And even the radio commentator Herbert Zimmermann, whose ecstatic cries of Tor greeted the winning goal in the 1954 World Cup final and helped change a whole nation s view of itself. Germany did not have professional players or a national league until the 1960s, yet it became one of the most successful football nations in the world. The Story of German Football by Uli Hesse at .uk - ISBN 10: 0956101135 - ISBN 13: 9780956101136 - WSC Books Limited - 2013 - Softcover. Tor! challenges the myth that German football is 'predictable' or 'efficient' and brings to life the fascinating array of. The Story of German Football Ulrich Hesse. They are the most passionately supported club in Germany and the most hated. Tor! (Goal!) traces the extraordinary story of Germany's club and international football, from the days when it was regarded as a dangerously foreign pastime, through the horrors of the Nazi years to postwar triumphs and the crisis of the new century. Uli Hesse Bayern Creating a Global Superclub Paperback Shop Now Summary ‘MASTERFUL’ Raphael Honigstein The story of superclub Bayern Munich by the critically acclaimed author of Tor Bayern Munich is a team of extremes. Germany did not have professional players or a national league until the 1960s, yet it became one of the most successful football nations in the world.
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