The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro Author:Joe McGinnis When Joe McGinnis sets out for the remote village of Castel di Sangro one summer, he merely intends to spend a season with the village's soccer team, which only wks before had, miraculously, reached the second highest ranking professional league in the land. But he soon finds himself embroiled with an absurd yet irresistible cast of characters,... more » including the teams owner, described by the New York Times as "straight out of a Mario Puzo novell," and coach Osvaldo Jaconi, whose only English word is the one he uses to describe himself: :bullldozer:. As the riotous, edge of your seat season unfolds, McGinness develops a deepening bond with the team, their village, and its people, and their country.
Traveling with the miracle team from the isolated mountain region where Castel di Sangro os located to gritty towns as well as grand cities, he introduces us to an Italy that no tourist guidebook has ever described, and comes away with an unforgettable portrait of a new world observer in an old world culture.« less
A story of an American in Italy, involved in the world of soccer. There is lots to be learned about the life in Italy and the inside story of the sport, the people and the country.