LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE
Award-winning writer Paul Hayward delivers a compelling and unmissable account of the story of the England men's football team, published as they prepare for the World Cup in Qatar. On 30 November 1872, England took on Scotland at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow, a match that is regarded as the first international fixture.
More than 5,000 fans watched the two sides play out a 0-0 draw. It was the first of more than a thousand games played by the side, and the beginning of a national love affair that unites the country in a way that few other events can match.
In Hayward's brilliant new biography of the team, based on interviews with dozens of past and present players and coaches, including Viv Anderson, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and current coach Gareth Southgate, we get a vivid portrait of all aspects of the team's story, reliving highlights such as the World Cup victory in 1966 and the time when football came home in Euro 96, as well as the low points when the players were obliged to give the Nazi salute in 1938 and the era when England's hooligan fans brought shame on the nation. From Stanley Matthews and Bobby Moore through to more modern heroes such as Paul Gascoigne, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane, Hayward brings a large cast of characters to life. For anyone who wants to understand England football, and why it means so much to so many, England Football: The Biography is an essential and vital read.
| ISBN: | 9781471184345 |
| Publication date: | 27th October 2022 |
| Author: | Paul Hayward |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 624 pages |
| Primary Genre | Sports |
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LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE Award-winning writer Paul Hayward delivers a compelling and unmissable account of the story of the England men's football team, published as they prepare for the World Cup in Qatar. On 30 November 1872, England took on Scotland at Hamilton Crescent in Glasgow, a match that is regarded as the first international fixture.
England Football: The Biography features in the following genres: Sports, Association football (Soccer), Football variants and related games, Ball sports / ball games
Paperback, Hardback. £22.50, down from the £25.00 cover price. In Stock.
England Football: The Biography was written by Paul Hayward and published by Simon & Schuster Ltd
England Football: The Biography has 624 pages
£22.50, reduced from £25.00. In Stock.
