252. The World Cup: British Imperialism, South American rivalries, and Mussolini (Part 1)
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252. The World Cup: British Imperialism, South American rivalries, and Mussolini (Part 1) includes mentions of How Britain Brought Football to the World by Stewart and Philip Laycock and Angels with Dirty Faces by Jonathan Wilson, with indexed source context and timestamps where available.
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- The conversation centers on British influence on football.
- A second recurring theme is history of Argentine football.
- Referenced books include How Britain Brought Football to the World by Stewart and Philip Laycock and Angels with Dirty Faces by Jonathan Wilson.
- Related interests include Football enthusiasts and historians and Readers interested in sports history and cultural studies..
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A new book that's just come out by two brothers Stewart and Philip Laycock called How Britain Brought Football to the World, which goes through every country in the world saying how it came to take up football.
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Jonathan Wilson talks about this in his brilliant history of Argentine football angels with dirty faces. It is a brilliant book, not just a history of Argentine football, but a history of Argentina.
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