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Dribble!: The Unbelievable Encyclopaedia of Football
Harry Pearson
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Description for Dribble!: The Unbelievable Encyclopaedia of Football
Hardcover.
Ten years in the making, DRIBBLE! is an A-Z of credulity-twanging facts and stories that includes: definitive explanations of everyday phrases such as 'keep your shape' and 'low centre of gravity', a complete guide to becoming a terrace wit, how Alex Stepney broke his jaw by shouting, why the old-fashioned British centre-half is like a red squirrel and hundreds of other fantastic tales from what Pele once memorably dubbed 'My bloody job'. DRIBBLE! addresses key hitherto ignored aspects of our national game, for example the relationship with Country and Western music and its long tradition of football-related songs. Jonny Cash ... Read more
Ten years in the making, DRIBBLE! is an A-Z of credulity-twanging facts and stories that includes: definitive explanations of everyday phrases such as 'keep your shape' and 'low centre of gravity', a complete guide to becoming a terrace wit, how Alex Stepney broke his jaw by shouting, why the old-fashioned British centre-half is like a red squirrel and hundreds of other fantastic tales from what Pele once memorably dubbed 'My bloody job'. DRIBBLE! addresses key hitherto ignored aspects of our national game, for example the relationship with Country and Western music and its long tradition of football-related songs. Jonny Cash ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
Used, Like New
1st Edition
Yes
Dustjacket
Yes
Dustjacket Condition
Like new
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316027946
SKU
KNW0006258
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
About Harry Pearson
Harry Pearson is a journalist and writer who contributes regularly to the GUARDIAN, GQ and WHEN SATURDAY COMES.
Reviews for Dribble!: The Unbelievable Encyclopaedia of Football
'Bitingly satirical and madly surreal, this must be the funniest book of the year . . . Monty Python meets John Motson Leo McKinstry', DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Monstrously, almost unreasonably funny. This is an author with an encyclopaedic knowledge of football, with a thorough grounding in modern culture, and with a brilliant sense of humour who - rare among ... Read more