{"product_id":"more-than-a-shirt-how-football-shirts-explain-global-politics-money-and-power-paperback","title":"More Than A Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power (paperback) - **SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE**","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS WRITING OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE 2026 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis is a marvellous football book, although it is much more than that.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMore Than A Shirt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e shows why geopolitics keeps invading the pitch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'D'Urso's simple conceit offers a sparklingly fresh snapshot'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Extensively researched and wonderfully written, Joey's book deserves to be read by all'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMartin O'Neill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e____________________________\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTwenty-Two Football Shirts that explain the world, geopolitics and the biggest stories of our time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFootball is the world's most popular sport, and the shirts worn by teams and their supporters are its greatest means of cultural expression. Every year clubs launch new kits with increasingly extravagant marketing campaigns and convoluted explanations of how their designs reflect their history and local community. But football shirts are much more than just a symbol of which club we support. A seemingly innocuous combination of colours, sponsor logos and materials can all reflect the social values, financial struggles and political ideologies of the day, as geopolitical issues increasingly seep into every aspect of the game. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvestigative journalist Joey D'Urso has travelled across the globe, combining on-the-ground reporting with unparalleled analysis to collate a list of the twenty-two football shirts that best explain the modern world.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMore Than A Shirt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will take fans on a journey from Birmingham to Belgrade and onto Medellin and Mumbai, outlining how we can see the war in Ukraine in the shirt of Schalke in Germany or China's foreign policy in West Bromwich Albion's; how the shirts of state-owned clubs are used for sportswashing; and why the French national kit embodies worldwide migration patterns. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA compelling and eye-opening exploration, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMore Than A Shirt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is essential reading for any football fan and will change the way you think about the beautiful game's most universal symbol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thoroughly resourceful and revealing'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJon Spurling, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFourFourTwo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Intelligent, thoughtful and brilliant' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChris Mason\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'O\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eriginal and innovative... a \"Parts Unknown\" for the game' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMiguel Delaney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Smart, warm and original'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMatt Chorley, BBC Radio 5 Live\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoey D'Urso is the senior data journalist for The Times and Sunday Times. He was previously investigations writer for The Athletic, owned by the New York Times, and before that he reported on politics for BBC News. 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