Blue & Gold Passion

A History of Boca Juniors

Daneil Williamson

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785317484
• Year: 2020

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. The Foundation
• 2. La Nuestra 1.0 – The Dawn of Professionalism
• 3. The 1950s
• 4. The Swinging 60s – The Birth of the Copa Libertadores
• 5. La Nuestra 2.0 – The Lorenzo Era
• 6. Maradona and the 1981 Metropolitano
• 7. Alegre and the 1992 Apertura
• 8. Maradona and the President
• 9. The Viceroy and the Magician
• 10. 2000
• 11. 2001
• 12. 2003
• 13. 425 Days
• 14. Riquelme’s Return
• 15. Twin Peaks
• 16. La Gran Final
• 17. A New Dawn
• Bibliography
• Photos