Football's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but True Stories from over a Century of Football - Couverture souple

Ward, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1861052928 ISBN 13 : 9781861052926

Editeur : Robson Books Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

In this fascinating collection of true stories taken from over one hundred years of footballing history, Andrew Ward has gathered together the most extraordinary events ever to occur on a football pitch.

they include stories about the game that spectators couldn't see; the game that lasted four hours; the game that lasted four days; the matches between the strikers and the police in 1926, and between the Eton College and the unemployed boys; the games of three halves; the game decided by a hypnotist; the one in which the same player scored all four goals - two for each side - and the game where both teams had the same manager. A delight for all Soccer fans, Football's Strangest Matches is a unique look at some of the more curious moments of the beautiful game.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'It's a funny old game.' The world's favourite sport has certainly given us its fair share of strange moments, and this absorbing collection gathers together the best of them, from more than a century of the beautiful game. From Blackburn Rovers' one-man team to Wilfred Minter's seven-goal haul in which he still ended up on the losing side, here are goals and gaffes galore drawn from all levels of the footballing world, whether high-profile internationals or the lowest tiers of domestic football. The stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious, and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of football fanatics, this book is the perfect gift for the soccer obsessive in your life. Word count: 45,000 words

Biographie de l'auteur

Sports fanatic, journalist and inveterate chronicler of the weird, Andrew Ward is the author of Football's Strangest Matches, Cricket's Strangest Matches, Golf's Strangest Rounds, Bridge's Strangest Games and Horse Racing's Strangest Races.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Robson Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1861052928
• ISBN 13: 9781861052926
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible