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BOOTS, BALLS & HAIRCUTS - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FOOTBALL FROM THEN TO NOW

BOOTS, BALLS & HAIRCUTS - AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FOOTBALL FROM THEN TO NOW

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A wide-ranging history of soccer from one of its most prolific writers, covering many facets of the game from its beginnings to the 2000s, including equipment, rules, famous players and managers, merhandising and sponsorship, books and programmes, plus the changing social, cultural and economic aspects of the game, featuring extensive photographic and archival images.

Paperback. 8vo. 256pp. Very good condition.

Date
2003
Publisher
Cassell Illustrated
Author
Hunter DAVIES

£8.00 (Code: 92325)

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