A Random History of Football
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Random History of Football
By (Author) Colin Murray
Orion Publishing Co
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
1st November 2010
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History: specific events and topics
796.33409
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
41g
Description
Nowadays a top Premiership football club can spend 50 million on a Portuguese pin-up or a legendary Italian goalkeeper, but you cannot take into account the effects of a dodgy takeaway meal, a dropped bottle of aftershave on a goalkeeper's toe, or the fact that your most creative player has to leave town because of a chance drunken encounter with another player's wife.
It is these random moments that have shaped football as much as the headline-grabbing Cantona kung fu kick and that Russian linesman in 1966.From the height of international football to the scandal of the Conference league Christmas party that cost far more than a bar-bill, Colin Murray tries his best to make you believe, once more, in football's unpredictability.Reviews
Murray's random approach is a real knock-out * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
A witty and informative collection of stories and facts about the beautiful game * IRISH NEWS *
Great laugh for all serious football fans * YORKSHIRE POST *
Author Bio
Born 1977 in Belfast, Colin Murray is a national radio and TV presenter. He is the host of Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk and hosts 5 Live Sport. In addition to this, Colin is taking over from Adrian Chiles on Match of the Day 2 and will be presenting a nightly highlights show on BBC2 during the World Cup.
