If Only :An Alternative History of the Beautiful Game
If Only :An Alternative History of the Beautiful Game
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Published:
3 April, 2017
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3 April, 2017
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If Only: An Alternative History of the Beautiful Game is a fiercely original counterfactual history of football. It is often tempting to believe in the grand sweep of history; to conclude that the triumphs of football's greatest teams were simply inevitable. The truth, however, is that history can turn on what appear, at first glance, to be infinitesimally small events. Behind all those triumphs lie the countless disappointments of teams that were denied glory by a cruel bounce, the width of a crossbar or a dubious refereeing decision. Challenging the perception that the outcome of great clashes could never have been any different to what they were, If Only reflects on what our football history could have been, what it might have been and, in some cases, what it probably should have been. Boldly turning football history on its head, If Only imagines a world in which Scotland win the first-ever World Cup, Derby County are champions of Europe and 1966 isn't the only year that England win anything.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781785312809 |
| ISBN10 | 1785312804 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 374 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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literary brilliance and an entertaining read from cover to cover. --International Soccer Network
Author's Bio
As a long-suffering supporter of Walsall Football Club, Simon Turner has witnessed countless 'if only' moments over the years. He lives in Lichfield with his wife Val, daughter Ellie, who has the good sense to follow athletics rather than football, and son Edward, who deliberately annoys him by supporting Aston Villa.