A Random History of Football by Colin Murray - ISBN: 9781409103769
Paperback
Random occurences that shaped the history of football - an alternative history of the game from loveable broadcaster Colin Murray.‘A real knock-out’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

A Random History of Football

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    31 October 2010

Summary

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 t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781409103769
ISBN-10:1409103765
Author:Colin Murray
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:31 October 2010
Weight:41g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm
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Critics Review

Murray’s random approach is a real knock-out

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 *

About The Author

Colin Murray

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.

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