The Football Business by David Conn

The Football Business by David Conn

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In eight years English football has been transformed. In 1989 clubs were still banned from Europe and the Hillsborough disaster exposed football's crumbling grounds. Today football is cleaned up and is also big business. The book examines the transformation, asking is it still a game or a business?

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The Football Business by David Conn

In eight years English football has been transformed. In 1989 clubs were still banned from Europe and the Hillsborough disaster exposed football's crumbling grounds. Today football is cleaned up and is also big business. The book examines the transformation, asking is it still a game or a business?
"piercing examination of the sharp-elbowed opportunists who formed, and took advantage of, the new league" The Independent

David Conn is a well-selling author, journalist, and broadcaster who is largely recognized as the best football investigative reporter. He is a sports news reporter for the Guardian and was named Sports News Reporter of the Year in 2010. For his investigative work, he has been nominated Football Journalist of the Year three times by the Football Supporters' Federation. He lives in North Yorkshire, near Harrogate.

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ISBN 13 9781840181012
ISBN 10 184018101X
Title The Football Business
Author David Conn
Series Mainstream Sport Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published 1998-09-24
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.