{"product_id":"football-against-the-enemy-new-edition","title":"Football Against The Enemy (30th anniversary edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'GREAT' Independent\u003cbr\u003e'TERRIFIC' Guardian\u003cbr\u003e'WONDERFUL' Time Out\u003cbr\u003e'QUALITY' Mail on Sunday\u003cbr\u003e'DEFINITIVE' FourFourTwo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the William Hill Sports Book Award\u003cbr\u003eFeatured in FourFourTwo's list of 'The 10 Best Football Books Ever'\u003cbr\u003eFeatured in Esquire's 'Best Sports Books Ever Written'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the world, football is a potent force in the lives of billions of people. Whether national, political or cultural identities, football is the medium through which the world's hopes and fears, passions and hatreds are expressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Kuper travelled to twenty-two countries from South Africa and Italy to Russia and the USA to examine the way football has shaped them. At the same time, he tried to find out what lies behind each nation's distinctive style of play, from the carefree self-expression of the Brazilians to the anxious calculation of the Italians. During his journeys he met an extraordinary range of players, politicians and - of course - the fans themselves, all of whom revealed in their different ways the unique place football has in the life of the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Kuper's first book, FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY, won the WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR in 1994, and went on to become an international bestseller. Born in Uganda in 1969, he spent most of his childhood in Holland. He is a sports columnist for the FINANCIAL TIMES.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSeven Dials\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e20 x 13 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e272 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eApril 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780752848778\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon Kuper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58108137111933,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/5149\/9341\/files\/2026-05-0109.49.28.jpg?v=1777628085","url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/football-against-the-enemy-new-edition","provider":"Stanchion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}