A Cultured Left Foot
Author(s): Musa Okwonga
All agree that Pele and Maradona had it. Most agree that Zidane has it, and that Gazza almost had it. Laid out here are the eleven key elements that make up footballing greatness, in a thinking-man's study of the beautiful game. Highlighting such elements as Vision, Toughness, Graft, Endurance and Madness, "A Cultured Left Foot" is an insightful and amusing study into the finer points of the world's favourite game.
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'A delight to read ... an exuberant and intelligent footy book' - Simon Barnes, Chief Sports Writer, The Times. 'Probably the most intelligent football book of the year' - Independent on Sunday. 'Full of insights' - Independent (No. 1, 'Ten Best Sports Books'). 'Endless fascinating details and anecdotes' - Simon Kuper, author of 'Football Against the Enemy'. 'A work of insight from a young writer trying to solve an old problem, the definition of that much over-used word in football vocabulary; great' - Martin Tyler, Sky Sports. 'Quirky and exuberant' - FourFourTwo, ****. 'Hilarious anecdotes - a scintillating read, brimming with rich detail - one book that should find its way onto every football fan's bookshelf. Join the greatness debate' - The Crack (Book of the Month).
Musa Okwonga is an Oxford graduate who has practised both law and football, with the emphasis on the latter.
General Fields
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- : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- : 02 October 2008
- : 234mm X 156mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Musa Okwonga
- : Paperback
- : 796.334
- : 224