Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Triumph and disaster were common themes for football during the 1980s. The decade began with success for English clubs in the European Cup before the scourge of soccer for many years, hooliganism, resulted in the Heysel tragedy and a long ban from UEFA competitions, with the events in Brussels occurringin the same month as the horrific Bradford fire.Liverpool carried on where they left off in the 1970s by winning trophy aftertrophy, but Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Manchester United andEverton supporters all had plenty to cheer, too, while in Scotland, the astutemanagement of Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen and Jim McLean at Dundee Unitedshook up the domination of the Old Firm.On the international front, the final British Home Championship took place, whilePaolo Rossi, Michel Platini, and Marco van Basten lit up the major tournaments,as did Diego Maradona, though he also displayed the darker side of his game. The last year of the decade witnessed the return of ’those two imposters’, withthe devastating disaster at Hillsborough followed by Arsenal’s triumph at Anfieldin one of the most dramatic conclusions to a football season ever.
