Sure this topic has been done before, heading off for a week lying by the pool doing feck all. Looking for any good recommendations of footie related books to read between cold beers and sight seeing!!
Good Football Books
Started by Johnny Fingers, Today, 13:37
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wanderer
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Posted Today, 13:41
Dynamo (defending the honour of Kyiv), Behind the Curtain (football in Eastern Europe) , Tor! (German football) and Tony Hawks playing the Moldovans at Tennis are crackers!
Edited by wanderer, Today, 13:41.
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Posted Today, 13:43
Peter Marinellos is one of the most interesting autobiographies I've read.
Paul mersons is quite funny/ridiculous, i found it quite an easy read, as it's got big letters!
Paul mersons is quite funny/ridiculous, i found it quite an easy read, as it's got big letters!
I want to do a poo at Paul's!!
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Posted Today, 13:46
How the Stole they Game by David Yallop is an excellent read. About the rise to the top of Joao Havelange and corruption in world football.
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bajin
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Posted Today, 13:52
The Ball is Round by David Goldblatt. It tries to cover the entire history of the game so is inevitably uneven, with some sections being quite boring. But overall it is pretty good. I liked the way he tells the story of the development of football with an eye on the political and social background at the time.
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Posted Today, 13:58
The Damned United is good...probably not 100% factually correct but a very astute insight into Brian Clough during his time at Leeds. I've been dipping in & out of 'For Club & Country' as well; a collection of Brain Glanville's obituaries that are without exception beautifully written.
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ShedTA
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Posted Today, 14:10
Dynamo (defending the honour of Kyiv), Behind the Curtain (football in Eastern Europe) , Tor! (German football) and Tony Hawks playing the Moldovans at Tennis are crackers!
liked the Tony Hawks one - some good humour in it, despite not being strictly football. '78: How a Nation Lost the World Cup is a good read too if you haven't already, though quite depressing aswell!!
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ShedTA
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Posted Today, 14:10
How the Stole they Game by David Yallop is an excellent read. About the rise to the top of Joao Havelange and corruption in world football.
want to read this one.
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Posted Today, 14:21
Ronald Rengs book about Robert Enke the German goalie is a great read
