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Football's Impact: A Soccer Fan's Global History

This book is a must-read for any soccer fan who wants to understand the profound impact that the sport has had on history. From catalyzing conflicts and inspiring resistance to shaping cultures and cities, Jim Murphy takes readers on a captivating journey through ten matches that changed the world. With a perfect blend of sport and history, this authoritative and often humorous exploration offers fascinating insights from those directly involved. Get ready to see the game of football in a whole new light.

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ISBN: 9781849546980
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'The assertion that 'football isn't a matter of life or death, it's much more important than that' has been veri fied repeatedly throughout modern history. It has bolstered tyrants and helped depose them; contributed to con flict and created cease fires. It has been an incubator of racism at home and helped bring down a racist regime abroad; shaped cities, changed cultures and inspired resistance. Its impact is as dynamic as the game itself. In this fascinating exploration, Jim Murphy takes us on a journey around the world and through the years, from Franco's Spain to Africa's Alcatraz, Robben Island. Charting the match that sparked a Central American war, the Barcelona team threatened at gunpoint, and the game that helped save Rupert Murdoch's media empire, among much else, Murphy lends a fresh new perspective to some of the most iconic moments in international football. Blending a love of the game with an appreciation of its place in global events, this is an authoritative and often humorous mix of sport and history, featuring fascinating first-hand insights from those most involved in the ten matches that changed the world - and the one that didn't.


Author: Jim Murphy
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Publication Date: 09 Jun 2014
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Football's Impact: A Soccer Fan's Global History

This book is a must-read for any soccer fan who wants to understand the profound impact that the sport has had on history. From catalyzing conflicts and inspiring resistance to shaping cultures and cities, Jim Murphy takes readers on a captivating journey through ten matches that changed the world. With a perfect blend of sport and history, this authoritative and often humorous exploration offers fascinating insights from those directly involved. Get ready to see the game of football in a whole new light.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.