The Book of Football Quotations - Couverture souple

Shaw, Phil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0091923336 ISBN 13 : 9780091923334

Editeur : Ebury Press, 2008

Synopsis

This eighth edition includes quotes from everyone - Shakespeare to Shankly, Camus to Cantona, Busby to Beckham - who has made an apt, pithy or comical comment about football. And not just footballers and managers either - fans, pundits, groundsmen, directors and wives all get to have their say too. Every subject is covered - from tactical debates to changing lifestyles - to produce a sometimes hilarious and always thought-provoking commentary on the game. Anyone who thought 'sick as a parrot' and 'over the moon' was as profound as it got, will be pleasantly surprised by the elegance and insight on display. Contributions include gems from all the old masters: Cloughie, Tommy Docherty, Jimmy Greaves and George Best. And new quotes from the likes of Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, John Terry, Cesc Fabregas, Steven Gerrard, Joey Barton, Jose Mourinho, Ian Holloway, Rafa Benitez, Delia Smith and Simon Jordan. 'Footballers are no different from human beings' - Graham Taylor 'I'm a Nigerian and I will remain a Nigerian until I die' - Kanu 'The girls like Frank Lampard and I'd see something in him if I was that way' - John Terry 'I didn't watch the England v Argentina game in 1998 - it was past my bed-time' - Theo Walcott 'My ankle injury is a real pain in the arse' - David Prutton 'Five per cent of me's disappointed to finish second, but the other 50 per cent is happy we've qualified' - Michael Owen 'Wayne Rooney has signed a deal to do five books, which is an awful lot of crayons' - Radio DJ Johnnie Walker

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Phil Shaw is a sports journalist who has written for the Independent, Independent on Sunday, Guardian, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Scotland on Sunday, Time Out and Backpass magazine. He has compiled nine editions of The Book of Football Quotations over the past 30 years, the first five in collaboration with the late Peter Ball. Among the major sporting events on which he has reported are five World Cups and four European Championships. Phil is a native of Leeds and now lives with his wife Julie in Staffordshire.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ebury Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0091923336
• ISBN 13: 9780091923334
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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