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The Soccer Syndrome: English Football's Golden Age
John Moyniham
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Description for The Soccer Syndrome: English Football's Golden Age
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The heady Saturday afternoon of July 30th 1966 at Wembley Stadium was the crowning moment of the English game, when Alf Ramsey's team won the World Cup and the nation's fanatical football public consummated their relationship with the sport they had invented.John Moynihan's THE SOCCER SYNDROME is a celebration of that love affair. Written in the build-up to the tournament, Moynihan captures beautifully the mood of the national sport, from the days when football brightened up dreary post-war Saturday afternoons at the time of baggy shorts, Brylcreemed centre-forwards and such revered figures as Stanley Matthews and Tom Finney, to the ... Read more
The heady Saturday afternoon of July 30th 1966 at Wembley Stadium was the crowning moment of the English game, when Alf Ramsey's team won the World Cup and the nation's fanatical football public consummated their relationship with the sport they had invented.John Moynihan's THE SOCCER SYNDROME is a celebration of that love affair. Written in the build-up to the tournament, Moynihan captures beautifully the mood of the national sport, from the days when football brightened up dreary post-war Saturday afternoons at the time of baggy shorts, Brylcreemed centre-forwards and such revered figures as Stanley Matthews and Tom Finney, to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Floodlit Dreams Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
St Albans, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780992658540
SKU
V9780992658540
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About John Moyniham
JOHN MOYNIHAN was a much-loved and highly respected author and football writer, chiefly for the Sunday Telegraph, for many years until his death in 2012, aged 79. Foreword by PATRICK BARCLAY. Afterword by LEO MOYNIHAN.
Reviews for The Soccer Syndrome: English Football's Golden Age
"One of the best books ever written about football and the emotion it generates." JIM LAWTON, The Independent. "John's book sits prominently on the study shelf of any self-respecting football correspondent, a permanent reminder that the game is about human beings, about emotions and about glory. HENRY WINTER. "I welcome [The Soccer Syndrome] back, envy those lovers of football and ... Read more