Jumpers for Goalposts: How Football Sold its Soul

by Rob Smyth and Georgina Turner

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Jumpers for Goalposts is a fascinating and funny reflection on why football has changed so much since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, and why the old descriptions of "the beautiful game" and "the people's game" no longer fit.; Smyth & Turner look at all the things that have stripped the charm and innocence from football, a list that includes grotesque wages and transfer fees, diving, 4-5-1, TV overkill, political correctness - and the lack of decent moustaches.; With a wit and concern for the game we love, Jumpers for Goalposts is an engaging study of how football has sold its soul - and, perhaps more importantly, whether it can get it back.
  • ISBN10 1907642307
  • ISBN13 9781907642302
  • Publish Date 21 December 2011 (first published 13 October 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Elliott & Thompson Limited
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 256
  • Language English