The Rough Guide to Cult Football (Soccer)
New Edition edited by Andy Mitten
Paperback: 280 pages
Condition: Very Good
Postage: Free
Publisher: Rough Guides; 2 edition ( 2010)
Language: English
Dimensions: 13 x 1.6 x 19.8 cm
Weight: 336 g
The Rough Guide to Cult Football is the ultimate companion
to the beautiful game. The only football book of its kind, it goes beyond the
usual back page material to uncover the most amazing stories and unlikeliest
personalities on Planet Football. It reveals the stories behind the mavericks
and cult figures that make up the real heroes of the game - from cultured
midfielders to jailbirds, drinkers to hard men, local legends to international
wanderers.
The Rough Guide to Cult Football looks at everything from special clubs - like the New York Cosmos and Berwick Rangers - to managers and football rivalries - from 'El Clásico' to the Faroe Islands derby, via an unusual roll-call of talent that stretches from Ferenc Puskas to Stan Bowles, Eric Cantona to Jose Chilavert and Garrincha to Perry Groves. It also recalls extraordinary games, from 'The Battle of Highbury' to underdog fixtures where the likes of Northern Ireland, Wimbledon and Dynamo Kiev overcame the might of Spain, Liverpool and the Nazis. Post-match analyses of football culture, ephemera, science and some strange statistics, complete this ultimate fiesta of football fun.