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When Football Came Home: England, the English and Euro 96
Michael Gibbons
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Description for When Football Came Home: England, the English and Euro 96
Paperback. When Football Came Home is the story of the 1996 European Championship played out in England, a tournament which became the centrepiece of a momentous and unforgettable British summer. Set against a backdrop of Britpop, Cool Britannia and the rise of Tony Blair, the England team went closer to winning a tournament than at any point since 1966. Num Pages: 272 pages, separate picture section of approx 20 colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPR; WSBT; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 41. Weight in Grams: 320.
When Football Came Home is the story of the 1996 European Championship played out in England, the centrepiece of a momentous and unforgettable summer, Britain's second summer of love. In the space of a month the England team went from staggering out of a Hong Kong nightclub in disgrace to within a stud's width of reaching the final at Wembley. It was a summer that nobody really wanted to end - and certainly not as it did, losing against Germany on penalties. With a spirit of togetherness, Terry Venables and his players captured the hearts of the nation in a ... Read more
When Football Came Home is the story of the 1996 European Championship played out in England, the centrepiece of a momentous and unforgettable summer, Britain's second summer of love. In the space of a month the England team went from staggering out of a Hong Kong nightclub in disgrace to within a stud's width of reaching the final at Wembley. It was a summer that nobody really wanted to end - and certainly not as it did, losing against Germany on penalties. With a spirit of togetherness, Terry Venables and his players captured the hearts of the nation in a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Hove, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785311284
SKU
V9781785311284
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Michael Gibbons
Mike Gibbons is a writer and the co-author of the book Danish Dynamite: The Story of Football's Greatest Cult Team. He has also written articles for Eurosport, the Daily Telegraph, The Blizzard and Mundial magazine.
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