How they stole the game by David Yallop is a good read.
Mainly about all the money that is in football and how people are just ripping the fans off.
Excellent readf in my opinion and also easy to get from most libarys.
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How they stole the game by David Yallop is a good read.
Mainly about all the money that is in football and how people are just ripping the fans off.
Excellent readf in my opinion and also easy to get from most libarys.
'Futebol-A Brazilian Way of Life' is a crackin read. Can't remember the author but it explores everything from Brazilian footballers playing in the Faroe Islands to the story of Ronaldo's breakdown at France 98'.
'Barca- A People's Passion' by Jimmy Burns gives foundation and insight into why it is more than a club and will make you want to visit the place all the more.
'Hand of God' by Jimmy Burns is a classic, although the autobiography itself might show Maradona in a different light.
Best autobiographies have to be Cascarino, Quinn, Adams and Di Canio.
Its 'Us versus Them' by Giles Goodhead. Great book. Don't think he did Liverpool. It was the North London derby in England he went to as far as i remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Yeah thats good read too. If you email the author & send him a cheque he'll post a signed copy himself...Quote:
Originally Posted by ciaran76
Eammon Sweeneys "Theres only one red army" - one of the funniest books I've ever read - brilliant.
Garry Jenkins "The Beautiful Team" - guy goes in search of Brazil 1970 squad - excellent
Rough Guide book of Cult Football - great toilet book :) loads of hilarious and little know facts
My faves:
Out of his skin : The John Barnes Phenomenon by Dave Hill
The Sash He Never Wore by Derek Dougan
The Team That Jack Built by Paul Rowan
Hand of God, Barca & When B*ckham Went To Spain all by Jimmy Burns
Football Against The Enemy & Ajax: The Dutch, The War by Simon Kuper.
'A season with Verona' by Tim Parks is also excellent
I have heard this book pop up a few times in conversation of footie books so might go out and get this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
I am about 6 games in to the season on this one and I'm loving it. It helps that I love Italy as a travel destination as well, couple that with a bloke picking a local team to support in a foreign country (though he has lived there for 20 years) and it could be any one of us doing it. Its great stuff so far!Quote:
Originally Posted by ciaran76
Found Football against the enemy by Simon Kuper really interesting, although one or two of the chapters were a bit boring.
Another one along the same lines I liked was Dynamo by Andy Dougan. Its mentioned in Football against the Enemy.
Its about a game in occupied Kiev during World War 2 between a Luftwaffe team and a local team made up of many former Dynamo Kiev players.
Ive heard they got the idea for Escape to Victory from it!
'Tales from the Boot Camps' by Steve Claridge is a good read.
'Motsons National Obsession' by, er, John Motson is full of trivia and is, really, a must.
Kenny Dalglish's auto-biography is also very good.
It is quality, it really brings across the passion that all home and away supporters of their club have, so many bad games but you'll still go the next week and travel wherever you have to travel to because you're passionate about it, be it Eircom League or Serie A the emotions are the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
my favourites:
"Football against the enemy" by Simon Kuper
The Roy Keane autobiography
the niall quinn autobiography
the tony cascarino autobiography
Man.Utd ruined my life
Soccer for Dummies :confused: :( :confused: :rolleyes: :D
along that line, anyone know where to get a copy of that book Mrs Doyle was reading in the Fr Ted episode with the priests 5-a-side. "Football for Women" or something it was called. I'm sure it would be a great read ;) :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Eire06
Will this one do ÉannaQuote:
Originally Posted by Éanna
Football for Women: And Men Who Want to Learn the Game :D
agh, can i just repeat my contempt for this book and it's author. :eek: :)Quote:
Originally Posted by sirhamish
Apologies, it should have been Tuff Paddy, I called you.
some good recommendations in this thread already
have read football against the enemy which is more a collection of anecdotes and tales rather than any great look at football that is claimed - still great read in parts though
Morbo by Phil Ball is a great read for those wanting to get to know spanish football culture a little better - can be a bit boring in parts so you'd have to be interested in spanish football to get it
theres a book just out about the english game - origins history and culture - the writer was on the george hook show the other day and he was definitely entertaining so i might check it out - anyone catch the name?????
theres nothing worse than po faced books on football that take themselves to seriously so I steer clear of anything to do with Barca or Alex Ferguson
It was something like "English football: a sensual history" I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by wws
*edit* Those Feet: a sensual history of English football: David Winner