Through 1996 and 1997 bestselling author Joe McGinniss followed the Italian football season from Castel di Sangro, a small town nestled in the Abruzzi region of Italy. The motley crew that comprised the di Sangro soccer team in the early 90s masked an unparalleled prowess for playing soccer. This is the story of a team and a town with no aspirations, just a passion for the game, and how that passion allowed this team to rise to the top of the professional Italian soccer league. With the lust for life of Robert Crichton's THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA and the sporting dreams of modern movie classic FIELDS OF DREAMS, THE MIRACLE OF CASTEL DI SANGRO is an ebullient story of how a two-hour game transformed a dot on the map into a place of magic, miracles and wonder.

* Runner up to 1999 William Hill Sports Book of The Year * To be submitted for major trade and sports promotions * Bound to attract widespread reviews * Published to tie-in with the European Nation Cup tournament in Denmark in June

About the Author
As a young man Joe McGinniss shot to literary stardom with The Selling of the President, his account of the 1968 American Election. He is the author of the international bestsellers Blind Faith and Fatal Vision.

Reviews
This wonderful, compelling book seems destined to join the shortlist of football classics * INDEPENDENT *
A gripping and engaging tale * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
The most essential football book other than FEVER PITCH and THE GLORY GAME * FOUR-FOUR-TWO MAGAZINE *
reads like good fiction. * OBSERVER *


Awards
Short-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 1999.



Book Information
ISBN 9780751527537
Author Joe McGinniss
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 292g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 28mm