The Random History of Football
Accomplished Sweepers & Tricky Wingers
Published on 7. September 2017
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-85375-991-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is the story of football as it's never been told before. A cock-eyed compilation of match reports, correspondence, and reminiscences from pundits, commentators, players, officials and spectators who weren't there but should have been.
The nutmegs, the tantrums, the penalty shoot-outs that have provided the ubiquitous topic of male conversation for generations, are entertainingly evoked. If The Random History of Football boasted the stories were in bite-sized chunks, Luis Suarez would buy every copy!
The nutmegs, the tantrums, the penalty shoot-outs that have provided the ubiquitous topic of male conversation for generations, are entertainingly evoked. If The Random History of Football boasted the stories were in bite-sized chunks, Luis Suarez would buy every copy!
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Illustrations
25 b&w illus
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85375-991-8 (9781853759918)
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Persons
Aubrey Day is the Editorial Director at Future Publishing. A former newspaper journalist, he has written about everything from sport to showbiz for all of Britain's nationals.
Justyn Barnes a former editor of United magazine, is now a freelance writer, contributing regularly to various publications. As an author, editor or contributor, his book credits include two Sir Alex Ferguson diaries and The Official England World Cup Book 2002.
Tony Husband, the cartoonist for Private Eye's 'Yobs' strip, has illustrated a number of titles in the Reduced/Random History series.
Justyn Barnes a former editor of United magazine, is now a freelance writer, contributing regularly to various publications. As an author, editor or contributor, his book credits include two Sir Alex Ferguson diaries and The Official England World Cup Book 2002.
Tony Husband, the cartoonist for Private Eye's 'Yobs' strip, has illustrated a number of titles in the Reduced/Random History series.
Content
Peasants kicking pigs' bladders * Public School playing fields * Tricky Scottish forwards * The Invincibles * Billy Meredith players' strike * Khaki Cup Final * No-man's land kick-about * White Horse Cup Final * England team do Hitler salute * Zeppelin casts shadow over Wembley * Moscow Dynamo 'Say it with Flowers' * USA 1, England 0 * Matthews Cup Final * Magical Magyars come to Wembley * Real Madrid at Hampden * Ramsay's Wingless Wonders * El Beatle * Rattin and the Animals * They Think It's All Over * Jim Baxter's keepie-uppie at Wembley * Bestie - Where did it all go wrong? * Cloughie's Clown * Cruyff's turn * Total Football * Tartan Army wrecks Wembley * Super Mac * Harald * Toshack and Keegan * Young Norman Whiteside * Lineker's legs * Maradona's 'Hand of God' * Gazza's tears * Bend it like Beckham * David Seaman's pony-tail * Ferguson vs. Wenger * Keegan - 'I would just love it!' * Cantona's kung-fu kick * Keano's World Cup walk-out * Becks and the Real deal * Luis Suarez's insatiable hunger * 'Why Always Me?' * The Special One * Samba silenced.