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Mister: The Men Who Gave the World the Game
Rory Smith
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Description for Mister: The Men Who Gave the World the Game
Hardback. The remarkable story of how British coaches took football to the world, and contine to influence the game around the globe Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp photographs. BIC Classification: WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE. SUNDAY TIMES SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR. From its late-Victorian flowering in the mill towns of the northwest of England, football spread around the world with great speed. It was helped on its way by a series of missionaries who showed the rest of the planet the simple joys of the game. Even now, in many countries, the colloquial word for a football manager is not 'coach' or 'boss' but 'mister', as that is how the early teachers were known, because ... Read more
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE. SUNDAY TIMES SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR. From its late-Victorian flowering in the mill towns of the northwest of England, football spread around the world with great speed. It was helped on its way by a series of missionaries who showed the rest of the planet the simple joys of the game. Even now, in many countries, the colloquial word for a football manager is not 'coach' or 'boss' but 'mister', as that is how the early teachers were known, because ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
523g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471151552
SKU
V9781471151552
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-20
About Rory Smith
Rory Smith joined The Times as one of its leading football writers in 2012, having previously written for the Daily Telegraph, and he now writes for the New York Times. He worked with Rafa Benitez on Champions League Dreams, but this is his first book under his own name.
Reviews for Mister: The Men Who Gave the World the Game
`Superbly researched story...An ideal read in front of a warm log fire'
Rory Briggs
squawka.com
`[A] fine book... [it] casts a fresh long-term perspective on footballing insularity, showing how British coaches helped bring the game to the world but found themselves and their insights forgotten or ignored at home.'
Huw Richards
Guardian
'As well-travelled ... Read more
Rory Briggs
squawka.com
`[A] fine book... [it] casts a fresh long-term perspective on footballing insularity, showing how British coaches helped bring the game to the world but found themselves and their insights forgotten or ignored at home.'
Huw Richards
Guardian
'As well-travelled ... Read more