Up Pohnpei
Leading the ultimate football underdogs to glory
$35.29
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2013
Summary
After one too many late night discussions, football journalist Paul Watson and his mate Matthew Conrad decide to find the world’s worst national team, become naturalised citizens of that country and play for them - achieving their joint boyhood dream of playing international football and winning a ‘cap’. They are thrilled when they discover Pohnpei, a tiny, remote island in the Pacific whose long-defunct football team is described as ‘the weakest in the world’. They contact Pohnpei’s Football…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846685026 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846685028 |
| Author: | Paul Watson |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2013 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 130mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
This book is brilliant. It embodies the true spirit of football: to bring people together – James Corden
Full of charm and pathos … funny without being condescending or smug, it’s a refreshing counterpoint to the commercial excesses of the English Premiership. * The Big Issue *
In a market saturated with in-depth analyses of how money rules the game, sitting alongside prematurely-released autobiographies from prima donnas, Up Pohnpei stands out as a shining beacon of football literature. Up Pohnpei is the must-read football book of 2012. * ESPN Soccernet *
Filled with passion and warmth * FourFourTwo *
Light, funny, enjoyably punchy * Sport Magazine *
A fascinating story told well. It offers in its joviality an antidote to the cynical corporate interests that have overtaken the game at the highest level. For those who enjoy football books that charm and enliven, Up Pohnpei is a must-read * When Saturday Comes *
Charm by the bucketload * Leicester Mercury *
Paul Watson
Paul Watson is the youngest international football coach in the world. Before taking up coaching, he worked as a journalist for Football Italia. He lives in London.
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