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The Football Man
Arthur Hopcraft
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Description for The Football Man
Paperback. Written just two years after England's '66 triumph when the national game was at its zenith, Arthur Hopcraft's The Football Man is repeatedly quoted as the best book every written about the sport. Series: Sports Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
'Football matters, as poetry does to some people and alcohol does to others...Football is inherent in the people...There is more eccentricity in deliberately disregarding it than in devoting a life to it. The way we play the game, organize it and reward it reflects the kind of community we are' Written just two years after England's '66 triumph when the national game was at its zenith, Arthur Hopcraft's The Football Man is repeatedly quoted as the best book ever written about the sport. This definitive, magisterial study of football and society profiles includes interviews with all-time greats like Bobby Charlton, ... Read more
'Football matters, as poetry does to some people and alcohol does to others...Football is inherent in the people...There is more eccentricity in deliberately disregarding it than in devoting a life to it. The way we play the game, organize it and reward it reflects the kind of community we are' Written just two years after England's '66 triumph when the national game was at its zenith, Arthur Hopcraft's The Football Man is repeatedly quoted as the best book ever written about the sport. This definitive, magisterial study of football and society profiles includes interviews with all-time greats like Bobby Charlton, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Sports Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781311516
SKU
V9781781311516
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About Arthur Hopcraft
ARTHUR HOPCRAFT, who died in 2004, was an English scriptwriter, well known for his TV plays such as The Nearly Man, and for his small-screen adaptations such as Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Hard Times, Bleak House, and Rebecca. Before taking up writing for TV, he was a sports journalist for The Guardian and The Observer, writing The Football Man: People ... Read more
Reviews for The Football Man
'Brilliant portrayal. One of the classics of the genre.' Metro 'A masterpiece among sports books' Guardian 'The best book on the game.' Observer 'It remains one of my favourite football reads.'
Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor