Blue & Gold Passion: A History of Boca Juniors

by Daniel Williamson

Today, La Boca teems with tourists, drawn like moths to a flame for the sizzling steaks, street theatre and brightly painted pastel-coloured homes. On matchday the noise from the barrio's most famous landmark, the unique La Bombonera stadium - home of Boca Juniors - reverberates around the working-class neighbourhood. The cathedral of world football has provided the canvas for some of the sport's greatest artists to create their masterpieces. Diego Maradona, arguably the greatest-ever exponent of the beautiful game, Juan Román Riquelme, the last number ten, and Carlos Tevez are just three of the legends to wear the iconic shirt. Blue & Gold Passion chronicles the history of the famous Buenos Aires institution, from its foundation by five Italian immigrants in 1905 to the 2018 Copa Libertadores clash with arch-rivals River Plate, which made worldwide headlines. All the glory, the idols, the trophies, the highs and lows are covered in this first comprehensive English-language celebration of one of the world's greatest football clubs.

Genres: Football, History

257 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 7, 2020

Reviews

[Chini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Se lee super rápido y es muy completo, desde la fundacion por 5 descendientes de italianos en el banco de una plaza, el paso del barco con una bandera de Suecia que iba ser elegida para ser los colores el club, Boca nació con una identidad única en el mundo. Las giras Europeas en el '20, ser de los primeros clubes en América y el mundo en darle importancia a los nuevos campeonatos continentales y fuera, las copas internacionales los partidos ganados frente a los grandes equipos de Uefa, los bicampeonatos, récords, jugadas, jugadores de nivel mundial que vistieron su camiseta, sin dudas un club que fácilmente esta el top 3 más importantes de todos los tiempos y que le dio en toda su historia un aporte unico al fútbol y viceversa.

[Ronan Dunne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super book. Loved it. Great history and goes into detail from the start of Boca right up to 2020. If you are a fan or Argentinian football you will enjoy this book.

[Olubunmi Adewumi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great club with a mind-blowing history. A club that has produced great players for Argentina.

[Gary K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well researched book. A must for Boca fans. Read it before and after I went to some games in Argentina

[Avnish Anand · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a well researched comprehensive history of Boca Juniors. One of the better club histories that I have read. You get a good sense of their key moments, important triumphs, famous players and the spirit of the club and it’s fans. One of the few books on Argentinian football in English. It will make you want to go watch the Derby at Bombonera.