The Miracle of Istanbul by Jonathan Williams
Offers an insight into the many foreign highs and domestic lows of the 2004-05 Liverpool season, as well as mapping out key connections between the great Liverpool European legacy of the 1970s and '80s and the new Benitez era. It also looks at some of the key players of the European campaign and compares the Liverpool manager with his key rivals.
"Where John Williams and Stephen Hopkins score most freely, being profoundly committed fans as well as lucid writers, is in taking us back to Turkey to try to make sense of that ridiculous night on which Milan gave one of the finest performances in a European final for yearsBut you do not have to be a Liverpool fan to enjoy this book. Williams and Hopkins have produced an admirably thoughtful work in which every issue is considered." The Sunday Telegraph 20050821 "The Miracle of Istanbul retraces all the action from that great night and also examines the performances that led up to the finale. Thorough and concise to the last, it's a book anyone with more than a passing interest in Liverpool FC has to own." Scotland on Sunday 20050904 "'It has it all: the players, the manager, the fans. It's all here!" Sport First 20050909 "'Whether you are interested in Jack the Ripper or not, this is an excellent chronicle of life in Dundee during the late 1880s...The case of William Bury makes fascinating reading'." -- Susan Bell Aberdeen Press & Journal 20050924 "'This is an abridged history of the club since Bill Shankly and the story of a whole topsy-turvy season, as well as the tale of one improbable victory'." Observer Sport Monthly
John Williams has written a number of books on football culture and is also the author of two books on Liverpool Football Club: Into the Red and The Liverpool Way. Stephen Hopkins is a Kop season ticket holder and co-editor of Passing Rhythms: Liverpool FC and the Transformation of Football.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845960834 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845960831 |
| Title | The Miracle of Istanbul |
| Author | Jonathan Williams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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