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  • Published: 26 November 2007
  • ISBN: 9780141015828
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 992
  • RRP: $65.00
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The Ball is Round

A Global History of Football




'Just possibly the most erudite football book ever, yet also a very good read. Goldblatt doesn't just understand the social context of the game around the world; he also has a nose for the best stories. This book is a mindboggling achievement' Simon Kuper, author of Football Against the Enemy

A definitive history of global football.

  • Published: 26 November 2007
  • ISBN: 9780141015828
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 992
  • RRP: $65.00
Categories:

About the author

David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt was born in London in 1965 and is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspurs and Bristol Rovers. He teaches sociology at Bristol University, reviews sports books for the TLS, and for some years wrote the Sporting Life column in Prospect magazine.

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