A quirky collection of true stories from the stranger side of the
Beautiful Game, including a one-man team, freaky weather conditions,
ludicrous scorelines and all manner of off-pitch shenanigans.
'It's a funny old game.' The world's favourite sport has certainly given
us its fair share of strange moments, and this absorbing collection
gathers together the best of them, from more than a century of the
beautiful game. From Blackburn Rovers' one-man team to Wilfred Minter's
seven-goal haul in which he still ended up on the losing side, here
are goals and gaffes galore drawn from all levels of the footballing
world, whether high-profile internationals or the lowest tiers of
domestic football. The stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating,
hilarious, and, most importantly, true.
This brand new edition, redesigned in splendid hardback for 2018, is the
perfect gift for the soccer obsessive in your life.
Word count: 45,000 words