Who was the best Brazilian footballer of all time? Easy - Pelé. Argentina?
Maradona or Messi. Portugal? Ronaldo.
But who was the greatest Jewish footballer ever? That's a question to send even the most historically literate football nerds into an uncharacteristic silence. And yet, before the Holocaust, Jewish talent was at the very heart of European football.
Jews were among the superstar players who drew tens of thousands to stadiums - as well as the visionary coaches revolutionising tactics, the administrators professionalising the modern game, and even the elite referees, not to mention the hordes of passionate fans. This book excavates a destroyed civilisation to reveal the untold stories of men who were icons one minute and marked for extermination the next.
| ISBN: | 9781837360321 |
| Publication date: | 14th May 2026 |
| Author: | David Bolchover |
| Publisher: | Biteback Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural history The Holocaust Association football (Soccer) |
Who was the best Brazilian footballer of all time? Easy - Pelé.
Digging Deep features in the following genres: Social and cultural history, The Holocaust, Association football (Soccer)
Hardback. £19.80, down from the £22.00 cover price. In Stock.
Digging Deep was written by David Bolchover and published by Biteback Publishing
Digging Deep has 384 pages
£19.80, reduced from £22.00. In Stock.