The Game at the End of the World – Villainous Referees, Communist Bakers, the Secret Women's World Cup, and a Goalkeeper's Last Stand

The Game at the End of the World – Villainous Referees, Communist Bakers, the Secret Women's World Cup, and a Goalkeeper's Last StandExuberant, playful, and evergreen, The Game at the End of the World revels in the grass stained highlights of a sport without borders or boundaries. Soccer (ne football) fans will rejoice at this all new volume of crackling essays from the author of God Is Round. Here, Juan Villoro explores the sport through the elements that make it the world's favorite pastime, from its ancient origins, near mythic players, exhilarating matches, endemic rivalries,

Size: 146mm x 222mm – 351 pages

It will also be relished by readers of British social history such as Austerity Britain by David Kynaston

Nevin found himself appointed Chief Executive of Motherwell while still a player at the club and he tells of the seemingly impossible challenges he faced at every corner as he tried to walk the precarious line between player

Keown recounts how a son of working-class Irish parents

Scott Murray

World War One is covered in depth and tells the story of the players past and present who served

Includes exclusive interviews with John McMaster – who played under Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen – and Wrexham's Waynne Phillips

The last book from the late David Potter tells the story of a decade at Celtic FC which began and ended with Scottish Cup finals – a good reflection of the thrilling rollercoaster of events and emotions which defined the 1980s

this is a story of football fandom

Cup and narrowly missed out on promotion to the First Division through the play-offs

Size: 156mm x 234mm – 279 pages

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