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ISBN
1408158841
EAN
9781408158845
Publication Name
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Type
Paperback / softback
Release Title
Thirty-One Nil: On the Road With Football's Outsiders: A World...
Artist
Montague, James
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Colour
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Book Title
Thirty One Nil : on the Road with Football's Outsiders: a World Cup Odyssey
Item Length
9.3in
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year
2014
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Language
English
Item Height
1in
Author
James Montague
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Topic
Soccer, Sociology / General, History
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Winner of the Football Book of the Year Award, Cross British Sports Book Awards 2015 In a tiny, decaying aluminium smelting town in southern Tajikistan, a short drive from a raging war zone, Afghanistan take on Palestine in the first Asian qualifier for 2014's World Cup in Brazil. Every player on both teams is risking something by playing: their careers, their families, even their lives. Yet, along with thousands of other footballers backed by millions of supporters, they all dream of snatching one of the precious 32 places at the finals; and so begins a three-year epic struggle - long before the usual suspects start their higher-profile qualifying campaigns under the spotlight. Named after the greatest victory (and defeat) that the World Cup qualifiers have ever seen (Australia's 31-0 victory over American Samoa), Thirty-One Nil is the story of how footballers from all corners of the globe begin their journey chasing a place at the World Cup Finals. It celebrates the part-time priests, princes and hopeless chancers who dream of making it to Brazil, in defiance of the staggering odds stacked against them. It tells the story of teams who have struggled for their very existence through political and social turmoil, from which they will very occasionally emerge into international stardom. From the endlessly humiliated San Marino to lowly Haiti; from war-torn Lebanon to the oppressed and fleet-footed players of Eritrea, in Thirty-One Nil James Montague gets intimately and often dangerously close to some of the world's most extraordinary teams, and tells their exceptional stories.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1408158841
ISBN-13
9781408158845
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172664944

Product Key Features

Book Title
Thirty One Nil : on the Road with Football's Outsiders: a World Cup Odyssey
Author
James Montague
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Language
English
Topic
Soccer, Sociology / General, History
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
19 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Gv943.49
Reviews
[Montague] captures a dazzling amount of detail . . . Thirty-One Nil is well worthy of entry to the canon of great football reportage., An excellent book, which is so, so much more than a book about sport or football; it is also a travelogue and a treatise on the politics of the Middle East ... one of the most fascinating sports books of 2008, An excellent book, which is so, so much more than a book about sport or football; it is also a travelogue and a treatise on the politics of the Middle East . . . one of the most fascinating sports books of 2008., A compelling, exciting book . . . let Thirty-One Nil take you on an emotional journey that rekindles your love of international football., Particularly recommended if you prefer your sporting non-fiction to have a dash of humour and a sprinkling of history, A gripping tale . . . Montague's book is a tale of dreaming despite the odds, and its strength lies in the many compelling individuals featured in its pages., "[Montague] captures a dazzling amount of detail . . . Thirty-One Nil is well worthy of entry to the canon of great football reportage." - The Independent "It's a fantastic book!" - Grant Wahl "The Indiana Jones of soccer journalism." - Grant Wahl, Sports Illustrated "Vibrant and colourful . . . Thirty-One Nil is a brilliant read." - Back Page Football "A gripping tale . . . Montague's book is a tale of dreaming despite the odds, and its strength lies in the many compelling individuals featured in its pages." - South China Morning Post "A compelling, exciting book . . . let Thirty-One Nil take you on an emotional journey that rekindles your love of international football." - These Football Times "As heartwarming as it is heartbreaking." - FourFourTwo "A vibrant, at times emotional, chronicle." - Independent on Sunday "Passionate and moving and provides further evidence of the universality of football." - FourFourTwo on When Friday Comes "Particularly recommended if you prefer your sporting non-fiction to have a dash of humour and a sprinkling of history." - Observer on When Friday Comes "An excellent book, which is so, so much more than a book about sport or football; it is also a travelogue and a treatise on the politics of the Middle East . . . one of the most fascinating sports books of 2008." - Scotland on Sunday on When Friday Comes, Particularly recommended if you prefer your sporting non-fiction to have a dash of humour and a sprinkling of history., "[Montague] captures a dazzling amount of detail . . . Thirty-One Nil is well worthy of entry to the canon of great football reportage." -- The Independent "It's a fantastic book!" -- Grant Wahl "The Indiana Jones of soccer journalism." -- Grant Wahl, Sports Illustrated "Vibrant and colourful . . . Thirty-One Nil is a brilliant read." -- Back Page Football "A gripping tale . . . Montague's book is a tale of dreaming despite the odds, and its strength lies in the many compelling individuals featured in its pages." -- South China Morning Post "A compelling, exciting book . . . let Thirty-One Nil take you on an emotional journey that rekindles your love of international football." -- These Football Times "As heartwarming as it is heartbreaking." -- FourFourTwo "A vibrant, at times emotional, chronicle." -- Independent on Sunday "Passionate and moving and provides further evidence of the universality of football." -- FourFourTwo on When Friday Comes "Particularly recommended if you prefer your sporting non-fiction to have a dash of humour and a sprinkling of history." -- Observer on When Friday Comes "An excellent book, which is so, so much more than a book about sport or football; it is also a travelogue and a treatise on the politics of the Middle East . . . one of the most fascinating sports books of 2008." -- Scotland on Sunday on When Friday Comes
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
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