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Fifty Years of Hurt - The Story of England Football and Why We Never Stop Believing (Paperback) Loot Price: R363
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Fifty Years of Hurt - The Story of England Football and Why We Never Stop Believing (Paperback): Henry Winter

Fifty Years of Hurt - The Story of England Football and Why We Never Stop Believing (Paperback)

Henry Winter

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'England invented football, codified it, became champions of the world in 1966 but humiliatingly then forgot how to play the greatest game of all. England took their eye off a ball they arrogantly thought they owned, allowing other nations to run off with it.' It was Fifty Years of Hurt from when Bobby Moore lifted the World Cup trophy at Wembley to arguably the nadir of the national game - defeat by Iceland at Euro 2016 and the most botched managerial appointment in FA history. In this groundbreaking book, a Sunday Times bestseller, Henry Winter addresses the state England are in as they celebrate, or rather not, the golden anniversary of their greatest moment. Part lament, part anatomy of an obsession, both personal and collective, it analyses the truth behind the endless excuses, apportions the blame for the crimes against English football, but is also a search for hope and solutions. As well as players and managers, Henry Winter talks to the fans, to agents, to officials, to the governing bodies, about every aspect, good and bad, of English football over the past five decades to provide answers to the question: 'where did it all go wrong?'. It is a passionate journey by a writer with vast personal insight into the national team, with unprecedented access to all areas of the game, but also by a fan who wants his England back. The Fifty Years of Hurt must end.

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Imprint: Black Swan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: May 2017
First published: 2016
Authors: Henry Winter
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 978-1-78416-172-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Football (Soccer, Association football) > World Cup
Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
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LSN: 1-78416-172-1
Barcode: 9781784161729

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