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How football (nearly) came home : adventures in Putin's World Cup

Ronay, Barney, author

Overview

\"The England team taht touched down in Russia for the 2018 World Cup was a new look outfit: there were no real stars, no overblown egos and no dickheads. With fans still reeling from the wincing exit in Iceland to the 2016 Euros, expectations were at an all-time low. Qualification had been smooth if not spectacular and pundist abnd fans alike were lukewarm about the team's chances. Just avoiding embarrassment would have been counted as some kind of success. As the tournament kicked off, a stunningly stage-managed occasion by Putin and his cronies at FIFA, we all took a deep breath and waited for the inevitable: technical ineptitude and crap penalties. ...\"--Back cover.

• Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
• Subject: World Cup (Soccer) (2018 : Russia) / Soccer Tournaments Russia (Federation) / Soccer teams England History 21st century.
• ISBN: 0008324077, 9780008324070, 9780008324223, 0008324220

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
GV943.5 2018.R66 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE