Building the Yellow Wall by Uli Hesse - ISBN: 9781474606257
Paperback
From near ruin to global phenomenon: the rise of Dortmund.

Building the Yellow Wall

The Incredible Rise and Cult Appeal of Borussia Dortmund: WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    8 August 2019

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Summary

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019

Towards the beginning of the twenty-first century, Borussia Dortmund were on the verge of going out of business. Now they are an international phenomenon - one of the most popular clubs and fastest-growing football brands in the world. Every fortnight, an incredible number of foreigners eschew their own clubs and domestic leagues and travel to Dortmund to watch football, while people from all corners of the world …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781474606257
ISBN-10:1474606253
Author:Uli Hesse
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:8 August 2019
Weight:240g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 26mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Beautifully crafted … demolishes myths with the cold-blooded efficiency of a literary Gerd Muller - The Times on Tor!

This is without question the most entertaining historical football book ever written - Guardian

About The Author

Uli Hesse

Uli Hesse is an expert on German football and the author of Tor! The Story of German Football, the first extensive English-language history of German football, Who Invented the Stepover? And Other Crucial Football Conundrums and Bayern: Creating a Global Superclub. He writes for FourFourTwo, ESPN and the Blizzard and lives in Germany.

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