Injury Time

‘Stunningly researched, calmly presented and cumulatively shocking, David Goldblatt’s Injury Time is a work of searching and uncomfortable truths about the world of British football in the age of Brexit. We all knew that the age of relative innocence had long gone; but this extraordinarily knowledgeable, broad-based survey reveals as never before the challenges facing any serious attempt to restore the soul to our game.’ – David Kynaston, author of A Northern Wind

‘David Goldblatt sets to tell the story of modern Britain through football – and, remarkably he succeeds. English football culture would be lost without him. He guides us through the madness.’ – Simon Kuper, bestselling author of Chums

‘Nobody knows more about football than Goldblatt’ – Literary Review

‘illuminating’ – The Telegraph

‘a forceful, informative read’ – The Independent’s Non-Fiction Book of the Month

‘an illuminating read for sport fans and non-fiction buffs alike’ – The I

‘sharp and accessible… essential reading not just for football fans but for anyone seeking to understand Britain’s current predicament’ – Soccerbooks.co.uk

David Goldblatt is a writer, journalist and academic. He is the author of The Ball Is Round (‘A magnificent work … Takes football history to a new level’ - John Foot, Guardian) and The Game of Our Lives, which won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 2015. He lives in Bristol and teaches at Pitzer College, Los Angeles.