One Thousand Miles from Jamor: A Journey Into Portuguese Football

by Filipe Avillez

Overview

Filipe Stilwell d'Avillez takes us on a fascinating journey into the colourful world of the Portuguese Cup. The book provides a unique window into the footballing culture of a country that lives and breathes the beautiful game, culminating with the Jamor experience when fans gather to sing, drink and feast outside the stadium on cup final day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785316586
Publisher:	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	03/02/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Born in Canada in 1980 to a Portuguese father and English mother, Filipe d'Avillez is a journalist specialising in religion and international affairs. Married and a father of six, he is also a passionate football fan. One Thousand Miles from Jamor is his fourth book, but the first to be published in English.

Table of Contents

Road to Jamor 7

Sons of the volcano 10

Nobody's local club 25

Bielsa, Chalana and the Azorean anti-cyclone 48

The 30 per cent 69

The little giant 93

All you could wish for in football 121

The world in green and red 150

It's 1,000 miles to Jamor 189

Bárbara's day in the Jamor 216