When Pelé Broke Our Hearts — Wales and the 1958 World Cup

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Mae Pan Dorrodd Pelé Ein Calonnau yn stori ddiffiniol ymgyrch nodedig tîm Cymru yng Nghwpan y Byd 1958.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

When Pelé Broke Our Hearts is the definitive story of the Welsh team's remarkable 1958 World Cup campaign.

Archebu o flaen llaw

Os nad yw’r teitl hwn wedi’i gyhoeddi eto, gallwch ei archebu o flaen llaw. Byddwn yn dosbarthu eich eitem cyn gynted ag y bydd ar gael gan y cyflenwr ac wedi cyrraedd atom. Gall dyddiadau cyhoeddi newid.

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Dosbarthu

Byddwn yn dosbarthu eitemau sydd mewn stoc o fewn 3 diwrnod gwaith, fel arfer drwy Royal Mail Tracked 48. Ar gyfer archebion o flaen llaw, byddwn yn dosbarthu’r eitem o fewn 3 diwrnod gwaith ar ôl ei derbyn gan ein cyflenwr.

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In-stock items will be dispatched within 3 business days, usually by Royal Mail Tracked 48. For pre-orders, we’ll dispatch within 3 business days of receiving the item from our supplier.

Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Foreword - John Charles Preface - Nicky Wire Acknowledgments 1. Christmas Comes Early 2. King of the Team-Talk 3. The Boys of ‘58 4. The World’s Most Valuable Player 5. Welcome to Soltsjöbaden 6. The Contenders 7. Mad Magyars 8. The Mexico Debacle 9. ‘We’re Not Playboys’ 10. Glory in Stockholm 11. Brazil 12. Seventy Years On Appendix Wales at the 1958 World Cup

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Mario Risoli is a Cardiff-based football journalist and author.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

‘a brilliant book…a thoroughly good read...I warmly recommend it’ Adrian Chiles Radio 5 Live ‘If you were to write a surreal football comedy script tinged with pathos, personal tragedy, heroism, politics, adventure and endeavour, you couldn't begin to emulate the story of Wales in 1958 ... well-crafted ... meticulously researched’ Total Football ‘a great tale, diligently researched and well told’ GQ Magazine ‘excellent ... an intriguing story, compellingly told’ Four Four Two ‘terrific … a lovely story, well told and, best of all, you don’t have to be Welsh to enjoy it’ The Sunday Times ‘A beautifully written and expertly researched book’ Nicky Wire - Manic Street Preachers