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Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Football UK ed. Edition
Author(s): Anton Rippon (Author)
- Publisher: David & Charles
- Publication Date: 27 July 2012
- Edition: UK ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 144 pages
- ISBN-10: 1446302482
- ISBN-13: 9781446302484
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.
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About the Author
Anton Rippon is a journalist, author and publisher. He has spent almost all his working life in the newspaper and publishing industry. He is the author of 30 books including an autobiographical memoir A Derby Boy. His work has appeared in a wide range of national newspapers and magazines and he has written radio documentaries for the BBC. In 1982, he founded Breedon Books, the sports and history publisher. He is also a member of the Sports Journalists’ Association, the International Society of Olympic Historians and the Football Writers’ Association. Anton lives in Derby.
