Book description
Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Football explores some of
the most bizarre football events throughout history, from its birth
during the Industrial Revolution, to the major tournaments of the
Beautiful Game in the 21st century. From the player sold for £10 and a
box of kippers, to unusual injuries on the pitch, this book gathers
some of the most curious moments of footballing history, a game that
continues to be both an amazing entertainment spectacle and
extraordinarily accessible to people everywhere.
Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of
subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The amazing and
extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising and
little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are
guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.
Anton Rippon was born in Derby during the Second World War and
grew up there. He has spent almost all his working life in the
newspaper and publishing industry, including 10 years with the
Derby Evening Telegraph and a spell with the Nottingham
Evening Post. He is the author of 30 books on sport and
military history but also including an including an autobiographical
memoir, A Derby Boy, which was published in 2007. His work
has appeared in a wide range of national newspapers and magazines and
he has written radio documentaries for the BBC. He currently
contributes features on international sport to the US-based website
Sports Business Research Network (www. sbrnet. com).
