When Friday Comes by J Montague
While religion often violently divides the Middle East, the countries of the world's most explosive region share one thing - a deep and obsessive love of the beautiful game. James Montague travelled there for three years, observing the region's cultures and politics through the prism of football and interviewing all the major teams along the way. He soon realised that to understand the game there is to understand its people. For as much as football forms an unlikely common thread between different countries, the sport also reflects what is unique in the national characters of those who play, support and organise it. When Friday Comes is an insightful and humorous account of Montague's journey, during which he gets stoned with the Yemeni FA, harangues Iran's Deputy President at the World Cup, has a gun pulled on him by genocidal Lebanese football fans, encounters a rioting group of fanatical young Jews singing 'I'm West Ham 'til I Die' in mockney English and was made to strip and then dance for the Iraqi national team. This is a compelling travel memoir that will enlighten, surprise and entertain football fans everywhere.
"Funny, exciting and thrilling, with tragedy at every turn, it's a deep but rewarding read" FourFourTwo "A courageous, amusing and informative work" Daily Telegraph "Accessible, well written and hugely entertaining.. one of the most fascinating sports books of 2008" Scotland on Sunday "Particularly recommended if you prefer your sporting non-fiction to have a dash of humour and a sprinkling of history" The Observer "A vibrant account of sport in the world's most volatile region" GQ
James Montague lives in London and contributes regular pieces to the New Statesman, The Observer, The Guardian, Arena and GQ.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845963699 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845963695 |
| Title | When Friday Comes |
| Author | J Montague |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Best New Writer 2009 |
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