Football Against the Enemy

Zusatztext A terrific book Informationen zum Autor Simon Kuper Klappentext 'GREAT' Independent 'TERRIFIC' Guardian 'WONDERFUL' Time Out 'QUALITY' Mail on Sunday 'DEFINITIVE' FourFourTwo Winner of the William Hill Sports Book Award Featured in FourFourTwo 's list of 'The 10 Best Football Books Ever' Featured in Esquire 's 'Best Sports Books Ever Written' Throughout the world, football is a potent force in the lives of billions of people. Focusing national, political and cultural identities, football is the medium through which the world's hopes and fears, passions and hatreds are expressed. Simon Kuper travelled to twenty-two countries from South Africa and Italy to Russia and the USA to examine the way football has shaped them. At the same time, he tried to find out what lies behind each nation's distinctive style of play, from the carefree self-expression of the Brazilians to the anxious calculation of the Italians. During his journeys he met an extraordinary range of players, politicians and - of course - the fans themselves, all of whom revealed in their different ways the unique place football has in the life of the planet. Vorwort Simon Kuper's modern classic - 'If you like football, read it. If you don't like football, read it'. The Times Zusammenfassung Simon Kuper's modern classic - 'If you like football, read it. If you don't like football, read it'. The Times

About the author

Simon Kuper's first book, FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY, won the WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR in 1994, and went on to become an international bestseller. Born in Uganda in 1969, he spent most of his childhood in Holland. He is a sports columnist for the FINANCIAL TIMES.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Kuper
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.11.2003
• EAN: 9780752848778
• ISBN: 978-0-7528-4877-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Soccer, SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology, SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / Football, Lifestyle, sport & leisure, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Sports governing bodies, Sporting events and management, Sporting events & management, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects