Night Games - A Journey to the Dark Side of Sport

*Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014*What does a sportsman do to cut loose? At night, some play what they think of as pranks, or games. Night games with women. In the closely-knit world of top-level sport, what happens when the bonds that join teammates on the pitch twist into something darker after the final whistle?Night Games follows the rape trial of a young footballer. It is both a real-life courtroom drama and an exemplary piece of investigative journalism. Fearlessly and without prejudice, Anna Krien shines a light into the darkest recesses of sports culture.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Krien
• Publisher: Yellow Jersey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.08.2015
• EAN: 9780224100038
• ISBN: 978-0-224-10003-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Kulturgeschichte, Sport s.a. Einzelsportart