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Black Boots And Football Pinks eBook

50 Lost Wonders Of The Beautiful Game

by Daniel Gray
language: english
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, October of 2018 ‧
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A collection of lyrical sweet-nothings whispered to old-fashioned wingers, ramshackle dugouts, multiple cup replays and 47 other wonders that made us love football.

Goalkeepers in trousers, proper division names, turf patterns, pixelated scoreboards and, of course, Saturday evening pink newspapers... They were the gritty stardust that made football sparkle.

Here, 50 such wonders are drawn together with evocative charm before they slip from memory forever. Dedicating a chapter to each wonder, Daniel Gray''s pieces read more like love letters than essays.

Here is a sentimental meander beneath main-stand clocks and through streets where children still play football. Written in the same wistful and whimsical style as Gray''s much-admired previous book, Saturday, 3pm, the unashamedly nostalgic Black Boots and Football Pinks will warm the heart and prompt fond sighs of recognition.

Gray''s words preserve on paper the relics and minutiae of a shared obsession and identity. They make yesterday''s football feel within touching distance, and offer cosy refuge from a boisterous game and world.

Black Boots And Football Pinks

50 Lost Wonders Of The Beautiful Game

by Daniel Gray

Property Description
ISBN: 9781472958884
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
Release Date: October of 2018
Language: English
Pages: 160
Format: eBook
File Format and Compatibility: PDF para ADE
Categories: eBooks in English > Fiction > Biographies
EAN: 9781472958884