Cannot review this as all I received was title pages and it has since been archived. Will have to purchase since it has good reviews on here.

This is a real nail-biting read, even for non-soccer fans. In my opinion, it's more about the family values and the world we live in than the sport.

Really well written and obviously thoroughly researched. I just needed a bunch of breaks to actually gut it.

It's the kind of book that people would buy and read and then store on a shelf to lend to their kids to read when they're old enough. A value book. History of this beautiful sport at its best.

I received this copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Cannot review this as all I received was title pages,

First I must say thank you for author, James S. McCreath, who made this wonderful book. I got this book via NetGalley because I promised make very honest review for this book. A couple first pages were harder read because there were words which were writing together. It seems like grammal errors to me even thought it wasn't reason why it was hard to read. To me, who is quite young, it was harder book to read, because I have only learn somethings about Argentina's history and junta, but I'm not born before the late 1980s. And it also make harder to read, because there were some words what I didn't know or person who might be know if you are older or know more than me history of Argentina.

The book left me speechless, because this was full of action, which is good thing to me. Characters like Renaldo and Lonfranco were interesting and show in this book, how different two brothers can be but at the same time how similars. Maybe this is familiar if you have sisters or brothers or even childrens. War, love, drama and football, or some calls it soccer to me like many European it is football, were words what I got my mind when I read this book, Also some parts of football history were interesting even thought more interesting part of this book were characters and how they lived their life country where junta was almost only which were any powers and life was very hard. I also like this cover, because after reading this book, which I hope get some day in Finland in English or translated in Finnish, I might understand more people and how hard it must be live country like Argentina in 1970s. To me it was also one of the best way learn more about Argentina's football and also how different but also how similar life can be even thought there was some very dark aspects. Even if you don't like football/soccer, I need say that you might get a big surprise when you read this book. It might takes some time to get inside of the book, but after that, you will loved it like I did. This was book, what I cannot put down before I had read the last word. After I started, I spend wonderful day and part of night to read this book. Maybe some day reading it again if not like e-book then like my own a paperback.

This book will leave the reader with many emotions - happy, sad, triumphant and deflated. It covers so many areas for a story - war, sports, romance and drama just to name a few. While at times the pace of the story seemed slow, and I did have to put it down a few times, in the end I am glad I finished this book because it is one that all readers of any genre should pick up. Don't try to read it all in one sitting - but frankly, after the opening scenes, you will want to make sure you find a way to finish it.

I wish to thank NetGalley for providing a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.