World Football Books

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Football Against The Enemy
1.  Football Against The Enemy by Simon Kuper
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  "The starting point, an insightful journey around the World through politics, corruption, rivalries, and many cultures"
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A Season With Verona: Travels Around Italy in Search of Illusions, National Character and Goals
2.  A Season With Verona: Travels Around Italy in Search of Illusions, National Character and Goals by Tim Parks
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  "Excellent diary-style account from acclaimed Anglo-Italian author of a season with a low-middling provincial team in the hardest league in the World"
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Calcio: A History of Italian Football
3.  Calcio: A History of Italian Football by John Foot
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  "Weighty text covering everything in the Italian game, legends, myths, scandals... everything (recently updated with 2006 World Cup and Moggi-gate)"
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Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football
4.  Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football by Phil ball
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  "A well-written detailed look at the game in Spain, with histories, rivalries, cultural differences and the eternal underachieving of the national side"
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Tor!: The Story of German Football
5.  Tor!: The Story of German Football by Ulrich Hesse-Lichtenberger
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  "A similar look at the German game from the odd club names, to the national team's many peaks and eye-opening troughs"
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Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football
6.  Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football by David Winner
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  "A wonderfully written story detailing the style and peculiararities of everything Netherlands"
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Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life
7.  Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life by Alex Bellos
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  "Huge book on the biggest footballing nation of them all, from the glamour of the golden shirts in 1970 to the smallest teams, and the surprising ever-present fear of failure"
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Passovotchka: Moscow Dynamo (Bloomsbury Paperbacks)
8.  Passovotchka: Moscow Dynamo (Bloomsbury Paperbacks) by David Downing
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  "I haven't read this yet, I'll let you know!"
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Behind the Curtain: Travels in Football in Eastern Europe
9.  Behind the Curtain: Travels in Football in Eastern Europe by Jonathan Wilson
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  "A dipped football boot into the murky waters of post-communist Eastern Europe"
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Once in a Lifetime: The Incredible Story of the New York Cosmos
10.  Once in a Lifetime: The Incredible Story of the New York Cosmos by Gavin Newsham
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  "A look at football the other side of the Atlantic, and the much derided and rarely written about NASL"
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Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero
11.  Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero by Ruy Castro
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  "The dramatic life of one of Brazil's greatest ever players, who overcame so much, achieved so much and ultimately lost it all"
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The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story (Mainstream Sport)
12.  The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story (Mainstream Sport) by Paul McGuigan
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  "Reading and Cardiff's version of Garrincha?! The story of a very talented footballer with a self-destructive rock 'n roll lifestyle. Could have had it all, but did he want it?"
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