Bayern: Creating a Global Superclub

by Uli Hesse

Overview

Bayern Munich are the most passionately supported club in Germany and the most hated. There is no doubt that they are the most successful. Winners of 24 domestic titles since the late 1960s, they have stood at the pinnacle of European soccer for almost their entire existence. And they’ve done it all without billionaire tycoon owners, record transfer deals, eye-watering debts, or charging supporters an arm and a leg for tickets. Through interviews with the key protagonists, Uli Hesse tells the story of this unique club. From early run-ins with the Nazis to being dubbed FC Hollywood for their egocentric stars in the 1990s up to the sensational undercover appointment of the best coach in the world, Pep Guardiola, Hesse takes you inside Bayern Munich.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780224100113
Publisher:	Random House UK
Publication date:	06/01/2018
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Uli Hesse is the author of Tor! The Story of German Football, which was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. He writes for FourFourTwo, ESPN, and the Blizzard.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Prologue 5

1 Renegades and Cavaliers 9

2 The Man Who Invented Bayern 29

3 Barred from the Bundesliga 42

4 The Golden Generation 57

5 BeaUes or Stones? 80

6 Shining Under Floodlights 103

7 Mia San Mia 119

8 A Simple Football Club 137

9 Pulling Off Lederhosen is Hard to Do 158

10 Bayern-Dusel 171

11 The Dream Team 195

12 The Golden Age of Hollywood 217

13 Building and Rebuilding 234

14 The Treble 259

Epilogue 278

List of Illustrations 281

Index 283

Editorial Reviews

"Writing a history of Bayern Munich that avoids both vitriol and glorification is no mean feat. Uli Hesse has done both with a fascinating book that stands apart from the host of forgettable Bayern-related publications." —John Van Laer, When Saturday Comes


"[A] smashing account." —Four Four Two, Book of the Year

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