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Story of Puskas and his Team: The Zenith & Decline of the Hungarian Golden Team
Kalman Toth M.A. M.PHIL.
ASIN: B00NQIARBU
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 190

With the brilliant leadership of the 26 year old Ferenc Puskas, Hungary had slaughtered England 6-3 in November 1953 at the height of the Cold War. Khrushchev (Soviet chief in Moscow) celebrated the victory with champagne. Hungary was the first foreign team to inflict defeat on England at Wembley in front of 110,000 appreciative fans. The legendary Hungarian Golden Team dominated world football (soccer) from 1950 to 1956; beating England, Brazil & Uruguay among others. Its story is told in interviews, analysis, and 120 photos - including the 17 year-old Pele with Puskas in Brazil. Sixty years is a lot of time. Social systems, big ideas, countries, and even empires shine and fall during this time. Among those who are in high positions, many feverishly try to leave a positive lasting impression on posterity, but so few people succeed in doing this. Because we, ordinary people, who do we ...
Amazon Rating:
4.5 stars from 5 ratings