The Names Heard Long Ago: How the Golden Age of Hungarian Soccer Shaped the Modern Game

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Jonathan Wilson

The Names Heard Long Ago

How the Golden Age of Hungarian Soccer Shaped the Modern Game

Jonathan Wilson

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English

Bold Type Books
17 September 2019

European history; Sports & outdoor recreation; Football (Soccer, Association football)

The story of the vibrant and revolutionary soccer culture in Hungary that, on the eve of World War II, redefined the modern game and launched a new era. In the early 1950s, the Hungarian side was unbeatable, winning the Olympic gold and thrashing England in the Match of the Century. Their legendary forward, Ferenc Puskás, was one of the game's first international superstars. But as Jonathan Wilson reveals in The Names Heard Long Ago, this celebrated era was in fact the final act of the true golden age of Hungarian soccer. In Budapest in the 1920s and 1930s, a new school of soccer emerged that became one of the most influential in the game's history, shaped by brilliant players and coaches who brought mathematical rigor and imagination to the style of play. But with the onset of World War II, many were forced into exile, fleeing anti-Semitism and the rise of fascism.

Yet their legacy endured. Against the backdrop of economic and political turmoil between the wars, and in spite of extraordinary odds, Hungary taught the world to play.

By: Jonathan Wilson
Imprint: Bold Type Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9781568587844
ISBN 10: 1568587848
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 17 September 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Wilson is the author of eight books, including Inverting the Pyramid, whichwas named NSC Football Book of the Year in 2009 and won the Premio Antonio Ghirelli prize as Italian soccer book of the year in 2013. His books Behind the Curtain: Travels in Eastern European Football; The Anatomy of England; and The Outsider: A History of the Goalkeeper were shortlisted for the NSC award in 2007, 2011, and 2013. Wilson is the founder and editor of the soccer quarterly The Blizzard, writes for the Guardian, FoxSoccer, and Sports Illustrated, and is a columnist for World Soccer. He was voted Football Writer of the Year by the Football Supporters Federation in 201