Monday, 21 December 2009

Fab Football Books

My three favourite football books of all-time are:

1.Football Against The Enemy - by Simon Kuper who travelled to 22 countries from South Africa to Italy, from Russia to the USA, to examine the way football has shaped them. This is without a doubt the best book about football I have ever read. Why has it not been made into a documentary?

2.The Damned Utd - by David Peace. You may have seen the film. The book is better; darker and funnier, a brilliant deconstruction of the male psyche ( no, really, this is a brilliant novel).

3.Fever Pitch - by Nick Hornby -the classic book about what it feels like to be a fan. A modern classic.

Any other recommendations?
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2 comments:

  1. Every time I see the book "Fever Pitch," I think of the movie, which my whole family just loved... But that's about baseball! Here's another good football book, but this one is for the novice fan: A Sportscaster's Guide to Watching Football by sportscaster Mark Oristano. It's perfect for imparting the basics, so the person who doesn't know much can share in the fun and understand what's going on. The tips apply to football on any level, from professional, to college (bowl games are coming!), high school, even pee-wee football. (I actually know about this book because of a friend of mine, who HAD to learn something about football when her young son joined a local league. She didn't know much t all -- but now she does!)
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  2. Thanks for the recommendation, Liz. I will check it out.
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