The Reduced History of Football The Story of the World's Greatest Game Freshly Squeezed Into 120 Minutes
2nd Edition
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The history of world football told in 90 net-bulging episodes
The story of football as it's never been told before, this is a cock-eyed compilation of match reports, correspondence, and reminiscences from pundits, commentators, players, officials, and spectators who weren't there but should have been-a Victorian public school headmaster bemoans the advent of soccer; PC Scorey records the altercations at the White Horse Cup Final in his notebook; the Russian linesman has second thoughts about Geoff Hurst's goal; God berates the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires about Maradona's claims of divine intervention; amd David Beckham's hairdresser provides David Seaman with coiffeur tips in the aftermath of the England's World Cup 2002 exit. The nutmegs, tantrums, and penalty-shoot-outs that have provided the ubiquitous topic of male conversation for generations, are entertainingly evoked here.
Book information
ISBN: | 9781853758263 |
Publisher: | Welbeck Publishing Group |
Imprint: | Carlton Publishing Group |
Pub date: | 01 Sep 2011 |
Edition: | 2nd Edition |
DEWEY: | 796.33402 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 144 |
Weight: | 216g |
Height: | 177mm |
Width: | 120mm |
Spine width: | 17mm |