From the publisher:
Easy to read and unputdownable, this hilarious book holds more than 200 football stories from Britain and around the world – from the origins of the game right up to the present day.
Filled with fun anecdotes, bizarre records and tons of trivia, Funny Old Game uncovers the weirder side of the beautiful game. Read and discover:
The goalkeeper who was sent off for handling the ball in the area
The police dog that inadvertently saved a club from relegation
The team that won their league after scoring fewer goals than all the other sides
The goalscorer who lost a body part while celebrating a goal
The manager who blamed the colour of the stadium seats for his team’s poor performance
The club that wanted to dig a moat around its pitch and fill it with crocodiles to stop pitch invaders
And much, much more!
With forgotten history, reports of the most famous – and infamous – matches, maverick players, diabolical referees, plus plenty of obscure and silly ‘funny haha’ and ‘funny peculiar’ moments – this is a book that all football fans will cherish.
The author:
Alan Ferguson is a retired bank clerk living in Milan, Italy, with a love of sport and especially the beautiful game of football. He is a keen supporter of AC Milan and Manchester United ... so is suffering greatly on both fronts at the time of writing!
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