Imagine That - Football
The History of Football Rewritten
Published on 8. August 2013
240 pages
978-1-84831-567-9 (ISBN)
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A flight of imagination that explores the consequences of football history going just that little bit differently...Without football, Nelson Mandela might never have become president of South Africa, and were it not for FIFA’s loopholes Africa could be enjoying the fruits of a football-induced windfall. Imagine that...So much rides on 90 minutes of sport. Was one goal really the difference between freedom and brutality for an entire team? Would children be more respectful if the substitutes’ bench had never been introduced? In Imagine that... Football young historian Michael Sells reveals the most influential decisions in the history of football and reveals how they might have changed the world.
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Michael Sells is a historian educated at the University of Chester. Captivated by history from a young age, he is especially interested in Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation and 1960s and 70s football. Outside of history, his passions include dystopian novels, animal sanctuaries and lower-league football. Born in the South East of England, he now lives in Cambridge and the Imagine That titles are his first books.
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- Title Page
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Imagine that: Substitutions are never introduced to football . and the game is rid of greed and disloyalty
- Chapter 2: Imagine that: Goal-line technology clears up football's greatest debates . and leaves fans disillusioned by an unjust sport
- Chapter 3: Imagine that: Footballers represent their place of birth . and Africa surpasses its former colonisers
- Chapter 4: Imagine that: Zaire concedes after comical free kick against Brazil . and African football regresses for years to come
- Chapter 5: Imagine that: Football moves to soften its image midway through the 20th century . and a nation's footballing identity is transformed
- Chapter 6: Imagine that: Torino's greats survive beyond the 1940s . and set the standard for football across the globe
- Chapter 7: Imagine that: An ephedrine-fuelled Maradona leads Argentina to glory in '94 . and football's history books become worthless
- Chapter 8: Imagine that: Honduras rout El Salvador in 1970 World Cup qualifiers . and a brutal conflict is avoided
- Chapter 9: Imagine that: Messi is unable to afford growth hormone treatment . and Spanish football loses its charitable nature
- Chapter 10: Imagine that: Robben Island remains a football-free zone . and the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement remain immobilised
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