Legacies of Great Men in World Soccer: Heroes, Icons, Legends

1. Prologue Kausik Bandyopadhyay 2. Playing for freedom: Socrates, futebol-arte and democratic struggle in Brazil Jorge Knijnik 3. Pibes, Cracks and Caudillos: Argentina, the World Cup and identity politics Rwany Sibaja and Charles Parrish 4. The Hand of God, the Hand of the Devil: a sociological interpretation of Maradona's hand goal Simone Magalhaes Britto, Jorge Ventura de Morais and Tulio Velho Barreto 5. Zinedine Zidane's return to the land of his ancestors: politics, diplomacy or something else? Yvan Gastaut and Steven Apostolov 6. A tale of two Kaisers: Ballack and Beckenbauer, and the battle for legacy Rebecca Chabot 7. Spanish football: from underachievers to world beaters Shakya Mitra 8. Looking at the extraordinary success of the 'Clockwork Orange': examining the brilliance of total football played by the Netherlands Ric Jensen 9. Hristo the 'Terrible', Stoitchkov the misunderstood: a biographical sketch of Bulgaria's most famous athlete Steven Apostolov 10. David Beckham's re-invention of the winger Soren Frank 11. From local heroism to global celebrity stardom: a critical reflection of the social, cultural and political changes in British football culture from the 1950s to the formation of the premier league Mark Turner 12. Iconic figures in African football: from Roger Milla to Didier Drogba Wycliffe W. Simiyu Njororai 13. Flawed heroes and great talents: the challenges associated with framing soccer legends in the NASL Fernando Delgado 14. Why Zico is called the 'God of Soccer' in Japan: the legacy of Zico to Japanese soccer Yoshio Takahashi 15. Of magic and mania: reflections on the fan following of Brazilian football and Pele in Calcutta Souvik Naha