Going to the Match: The Passion for Football
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Going to the Match: The Passion for Football by Duncan Hamilton
A celebration of football by award-winning sports writer and three-time winner of the William Hill, Duncan Hamilton.
Hamilton is steeped in the history and traditions of football and communicates his knowledge lightly and with wit and intelligenceAbove all, though, this is a fan's-eye view that brilliantly expresses the passion that millions like him, in pursuit of happiness and belonging, feel for the beautiful game. Simply magnificent. * Mail on Sunday *
Duncan Hamilton is a journalist who has won two William Hill Sports Book of the Year Prizes. He has been nominated on a further four occasions. He has also claimed two British Sports Book Awards and is the only writer to have won the Wisden Cricket Book of the Year on three occasions. His biography of the Chariots of Fire runner Eric Liddell, For the Glory, was a New York Times bestseller. He most recently collaborated with Jonny Bairstow on the cricketer's autobiography, A Clear Blue Sky.
He lives at the foot of the Yorkshire Dales.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473661806 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473661803 |
| Title | Going to the Match: The Passion for Football |
| Author | Duncan Hamilton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2019-08-22 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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