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"Development and Dreams: The Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup considers the effects of South Africa's hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It is held that here lies the greatest potential benefit of the 2010 World Cup - a repudiation of Afro pessimism and an assertion of a contemporary African identity both at home and on a global stage. The contributors to this volume, both academics and practitioners, provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the probable consequences of the World Cup for the economy of South Africa and its cities, on infrastructure development, and on the projection of African culture and identity. Attention is given to a range of topics including the management, costs and benefits associated with the 2010 World Cup, the uncertain economic and employment benefits, venue selection, and investment in infrastructure, tourism and fan parks. The contributors then explore the less tangible hopes, dreams and aspirations associated with the 2010 World Cup and interrogate what it means to talk about an African Cup, African culture and identity. Academics, policy-makers and the reading public will find this book an invaluable companion as South Africa prepares to host the world's largest sporting event."--Website.
Gary Lineker tells the inside story of England's World Cup campaign. Starting with the qualifying process under new manager Fabio Capello, he shows how the England side evolved and improved, after the disappointments under Eriksson and McClaren. Lineker assesses how the key players performed in the build-up to the tournament, and which ones managed to bring themselves to the fore during the hard-fought Premiership season. Once the squad is selected, Lineker provides a day-by-day account of England's progress. Based on his own experiences of two World Cup tournaments as a player, plus his ongoing role in the media, Lineker gives a fascinating insight into the unique pressures of the World Cup and assesses England's performances. With plenty of behind-the-scenes drama, this first-ever African World Cup is sure to be one of the most dramatic sporting stories of the year, and who better to record what happened than Gary Lineker?
The book ‘The Day of Dreams And The Day of Destiny’ poetically describes the history created by the Indian Cricket Team at the T20 World Cup 2024. The Indian fans suffered a decade-long trauma, as Team India hadn’t lifted an ICC trophy for a decade. It all came down to Barbados on June 29, 2024, when India faced South Africa in the T20 World Cup final. The Indian team created history to put an end to the dark destiny that ruled for a decade. This book takes Indian fans through the magical events and the beautiful emotions of Team India’s triumphant journey.
A visual history of rugby's greatest sporting event, this beautiful photographic book is a fascinating chronological exploration of the matches, teams, heroes and surrounding stories of the tournament. Each chapter covers a Rugby World Cup, starting with the inaugural competition in 1987 - in which New Zealand confirmed their status as the world's top rugby nation - to the historical 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa after the end of apartheid and the international sports boycott through England's fantastic win in 2003 breaking the southern hemisphere's dominance, up to the 2015 qualifiers. The book also looks ahead to Rugby World Cup 2019, with Japan as host city. Each photograph has been carefully selected to give a real glimpse into this great tournament. The ideal, collectable gift for any rugby fan, written by a rugby expert.
Once again Flamengo joins the history of football Brazilian and worldwide. After winning in game exciting Copa Libertadores 2019 in the November 23 in Lima, Peru, and to conquer the Brazilian Championship the next day without going into field, his achievement is spectacular and deserves to be recorded. Until the end! Flamengo Super Champion 2019 - Its history, achievements and glories is the title and subtitle of this little book. Remember the paths of Flamengo since its origin in rowing, its most important achievements and also the heroic year 2019, with the signings of the players, Florida Cup matches, Campeonato Carioca, Copa do Brazil, Libertadores and Brazilian Championship. At the end of book get acquainted with 40 curiosities about Flamengo that not even the most fanatical fans are able to to know. The book is an agile, cheerful and informative narrative of Flamengo s trajectory, by a skin writer decidedly red-black: Zélio Cabral. Yes, it s the book of a Flamengo fan. But, to be read also by the fans of the opposing teams and even by those who do not cheer for no team - and that, after that, maybe better understand the magic that football awakens.
'Living My Dreams' 'I am confident that readers will find this book to be an amazing tale of the strength of character of a great West Indian whose friendship I have always treasured.' - T. Michael Findlay, former West Indies player 'Reds is a quintessential Caribbean man with a rare but genuine knowledge and love for the smaller islands of our region, and a strong belief in the rich sporting talent that can be found here.' - Ricky Skerritt, Minister for Tourism, St. Kitts & Nevis 'I am delighted to learn that Reds is writing his life story. It will be a remarkable Caribbean tale of difficult beginnings, adversity and long odds overcome, opportunities grasped, challenges met and dreams fulfilled - altogether a fascinating personal odyssey.' - Ian McDonald, Writer and poet 'I thank and salute Joseph 'Reds' Perreria, a man who lived for the thing he loved - sport, an icon of Caribbean sports development - a most critical area of human and social development for our region.' - Edwin W. Carrington, Secretary General, CARICOM 'I hope that this book is widely read, even as Reds himself goes on for many years to inspire by his deeds the young people of today and tomorrow - on and off the field of sport.' - 'Sonny' Ramphal, Former Guyana Foreign Minister, Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth 'Reds is a wonderful and distinctive commentator. Whenever he comes on the airwaves he brings with him a richness that awakens the ghosts of history and a chuckle that tells of flying fish, rum, dancing and steel bands.' - Peter Roebuck, former Somerset Captain and cricket writer
What are the implications for culture and politics of the current fashion for talking about globalization? In a powerful study of capitalism in the advanced industrial North, Paul Smith demystifies much of the cant that surrounds this discourse and offers searching analysis of a series of cultural phenomena that have emerged in Germany, Britain, and the United States during the 1990s. Opening with a comparison of the rhetoric and the reality of globalization, Smith then makes a study of these three North Atlantic capitalist societies on the eve of the millennium. In Germany he concentrates on the outcomes of unification, in particular on the license to loot the former East Germany. Turning to Britain, he poignantly describes the serried legacies of Thatcherism, including the movement of resistance against the poll tax that ended her dozen-year reign. Then, in a culminating tour de force, he describes the mediatization of US culture that reached its apogee during the Gulf War and is now visible everywhere in the corporate hyping of the Internet and the WorldWide Web.
Dan Carter's last game as an All Black culminated with him declared Man of the Match following the 2015 Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham - an unforgettable ending to the career of the greatest fly-half of all time. But along with the triumphs of his signature World Cup win, his performance against the Lions in 2005, and an unprecedented run of Bledisloe Cup successes, there was also the pain and doubt he felt during a prolonged period of injury and rehab following the 2011 World Cup. He watched that victory from the sidelines, as he had the All Blacks' defeats in two previous tournaments. Indeed, heading into the 2015 World Cup he had never finished the competition on his own terms. His autobiography tells of that redemption, and gets you up close and personal with one of the most celebrated sportsmen of our time. Threaded throughout the book is an intimate diary of his final year as a Crusader and All Black, during which he worked tirelessly to make one last run at that elusive goal: a World Cup victory achieved on the field. Dan Carter's autobiography is essential reading for all sports fans.
The FIFA World Cup is arguably the biggest sporting event on earth. This book is the first to focus on the business and management of the World Cup, taking the reader from the initial stages of bidding and hosting decisions, through planning and organisation, to the eventual legacies of the competition. The book introduces the global context in which the World Cup takes place, surveying the history and evolution of the tournament and the geopolitical background against which bidding and hosting decisions take place. It examines all the key issues and debates which surround the tournament, from governance and corruption to security and the media, and looks closely at the technical processes that create the event, from planning and finance to marketing and fan engagement. Analysis of the Women’s World Cup is also embedded in every chapter, and the book also considers the significance of World Cup tournaments at age-group level. No sport business or management course is complete without some discussion of the FIFA World Cup, so this book is essential reading for any student, researcher or sport business professional looking to fully understand global sport business today.
Already the world has seen the political, economic, and cultural significance of hosting the 2008 Olympics in Beijing—in policies instituted and altered, positions softened, projects undertaken. But will the Olympics make a lasting difference? This book approaches questions about the nature and future of China through the lens of sports—particularly as sports finds its utmost international expression in the Olympics.