{"product_id":"euro-summits-jonathan-brien-9781801501125","title":"Euro Summits: The Story of the Uefa European Championships 1960 to 2021","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn updated version of the first comprehensive English- language history of the European Championship\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Panenka's pearl of a penalty in Belgrade, van Basten's volley of a lifetime in Munich, Gazza's agonizing near-miss at Wembley: over its six decades, the UEFA European Championship has thrown up many of the most memorable stories in football lore. Now it gets the history it deserves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuro Summits\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full retelling of the tournament, from its tentative beginnings in the late 1950s to its elephantine expansion in the mid-2010s. Taking in the USSR's early success, the grim violence of 1968, France's cavalier feats on home soil in 1984, the sensational triumphs of no-hopers Denmark and Greece, Spain's modern-day dominance, all the way up to Italy's dramatic victory at Wembley in 2021, it's a panoramic portrait of an event that captures a whole continent's imagination every four years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dramatic, detailed and teeming with compelling personalities like Michel Platini, Günter Netzer, Hristo Stoichkov, Zinedine Zidane, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, this is the complete story of a footballing event second only to the World Cup.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1801501122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781801501125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Jonathan Brien","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48450019426559,"sku":"9781801501125","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6cc710e3-9d97-4c82-be36-3b5f2264d9ab.jpg?v=1777265884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/euro-summits-jonathan-brien-9781801501125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}