Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward
burnout...then he went to London and discovered the high-octane,
fanatical (and bloody confusing!) world of English soccer.
After covering the American sports scene for 15 years, Chuck Culpepper
suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was fed
up with self-righteous proclamations, steroid scandals, and the deluge
of in-your-face PR that saturated the NFL, the NBA, and MLB. Then in
2006, he moved to London and discovered a new and baffling world--the
renowned Premiership soccer league. Culpepper pledged his loyalty to
Portsmouth, a gutsy, small-market team at the bottom of the standings.
As he puts it, "It was like childhood, with beer."
Writing in the vein of perennial best sellers such as Fever Pitch and
Among the Thugs, Chuck Culpepper brings penetrating insight to the
vibrant landscape of English soccer--visiting such storied franchises as
Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool...and an equally celebrated
assortment of pubs. Bloody Confused! will put a smile on the face of
any sports fan who has ever questioned what makes us love sports in the
first place.
