The Beautiful Game?

Searching for the Soul of Football

By: David Conn

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Paperback | 4 August 2005 | Edition Number 1

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448 Pages

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Once, football proudly claimed to stand for passion, community, honour, even beauty. Today, football is about money. Its richest club, Manchester United, earned -175 million last year; yet since 1992 36 of the Football League's 72 clubs have been insolvent. The game is in danger of losing its lifeblood - and its soul. David Conn, the game's premier investigative journalist, sets out on a journey through the heart of English football, exploring how our national sport has failed - and who is to blame. Travelling from Highbury's art deco stands to provincial non-league outposts, Conn interviews players, managers, chairmen and fans, building up a picture of a game mired in crisis. At its heart, football is a game deeply loved by millions. This is a book for those who keep the faith, who believe that the sport itself, stripped of the greed and self-interest blighting its organisation, still has values, and can still be beautiful.

Industry Reviews

This is a quite magnificent book...with a splendid eye for important detail and a determination to ask difficult questions, Conn reminds us of what is important- Conn's greatest feat in a book that is well researched and written with searing honesty is to show the game's magnificent resilience -- David Wash * Sunday Times *
For a fascinating insight into the causes, and the creators, of the game's ills this is a superbly told tale -- Peter Corrigan * Independent *
An important book * The Times *
Should be read by anyone who really cares about football -- James Lawton * Independent *
This is a must-read for all who love football -- Delia Smith

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