From the publisher:
A book of haikus, one for each club in the English Premier and Football League pyramid for the season 2025/26. A haiku is a Japanese poem that typically consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.
This is where the 'highbrow' element of the book starts and indeed ends, for this is essentially a quiz book layered with clues for you to guess the 92 teams represented.
There are references to TV, film, music, famous commentary lines, players and fans, terrace chants, grounds, club crests and even some Latin mottos. Japanese characters offer an additional clue for each club to the bilingual (or indeed smartphone-owning) reader.
If you're a football fan, or a trivia fiend (or you know someone that is), it's time to answer the ultimate football question - who the f*cking hell haiku?
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