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50 Teams That Mattered [Kindle Edition]

David Hartrick
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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4 out of 5 stars - 'While many of the usual suspects make Hartrick's insightful rundown of those who made an indelible footprint on the game, it's the less celebrated club sides that provide most intrigue.' Four Four Two Magazine 'You can open this book anywhere, and learn something, and that's intensely joymaking. At heart, 50 Teams is an eclectic, chronological amble in extremely well-informed and pleasantly eloquent company, through the history of football, beginning with its humble amateur origins and concluding with the relentless professionalism of today.' SBNation.com 'This is a hefty beast and represents a couple of years of Hartrick's life and you can feel his heart and soul on each page. Buy it and I guarantee you will be still reciting facts to your friends and family in six months time.' theballisround.co.uk

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From the Mighty Magyars to the Lisbon Lions, football’s history is littered with teams that mattered. Here you can read the story of fifty of them, from Sheffield FC forming the first football club to Spain’s World Cup winning side of 2010. Along the way there are trips to Italy, Brazil, Uruguay, Scotland, America and more, each chapter detailing a team who have left an indelible mark on the game. Whether you’re a casual fan or a football obsessive, there will be a story in here you will never forget.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1415 KB
  • Print Length: 386 pages
  • Publisher: Ockley Books Ltd (14 Jun 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B008BUH8BU
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #35,086 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful journey through football 18 Oct 2012
By rkeaney
Format:Kindle Edition
50 Teams That Mattered is a wonderful journey through football detailing the great teams that you'd expect and the superb teams that you frankly didn't know existed.

The classics are all told superbly well throughout the book. The Mighty Magyars, Spain's 2010 World Cup winning team, Brazil of the 1970s and the Lisbon Lions are all involved.

However, it is in the stories of the other teams, the untold heroes, that this book really shines.

The story of Sheffield FC, of David Beckham's LA Galaxy, of Colombia's Millonarios and of the Superga air disaster in 1949. They are the chapters and tales that make this football book stand apart in a market that is arguably becoming a little flooded. This is an excellent "alternative history" to football; even thought you get the feeling it was never intended as such.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just the ticket 15 Aug 2012
By cmnee
Format:Paperback
A thoroughly enjoyable journey through football's history. It's a story that's been told many times over the years, from the formation of Sheffield FC and the Football Association, via the tactical revolutions of central Europe, to the modern era. This book tells the tale in a more engaging way than most, tying the game's most important developments to the teams that proved pivotal. And ultimately, it's really teams that we all care about.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The footballing equivalent of 50 Shades of Gray... 22 Jun 2012
By Webbie Webbster - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
After reading this book you will feel warm inside. You will touch yourself and be touched.

As soon as you get past the awkwardly written Foreword (forewarned is forearmed - just nutmeg him and play though) you will be travelled back in time to visit clubs such as Cloughie's Nottingham Forest, that era with the Boot Room boys at Liverpool and the 2001 Enfield Town team. Who could forget them eh ? There's also Brazil 1970, USA Women's World Cup win in 1999 and yes, the tiki-tacking Spanish 2010 World Cup team.

Strap yourself in for this roller coaster ride through football's past.
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