And the Sun Shines Now

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What happens when you take the people's game away from the people? What happens to the game, and what happens to the people? This book is about why Hillsborough happened, and how the flawed response to the disaster created a 'whole new ball game' but destroyed a culture. WINNER OF THE NEW WRITER AWARD AT THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE, THE GORDON BURN PRIZE AND FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDSFEATURED IN THE OBSERVER'S SPORTS WRITERS' BOOKS OF THE YEARAnd the Sun Shines Now is a book about why Hillsborough happened, and how the flawed response to the disaster created a 'whole new ball game' but destroyed a culture. The Taylor Report. All-seater stadia. Police lies. Political neglect. Murdoch. The oligarchs. And an FA plan to gentrify football. But what happens when you take the people's game away from the people? What happens to the game, and what happens to the people? Powerful, funny, soulful and brutal, Adrian Tempany's acclaimed book exposes the real cost of the modern game . . . and the forces that shaped it.

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Adrian Tempany (Auteur) - Verschenen op 01/06/2016 bij Faber & Faber Libri

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Pages: 448, Edition: Main, Paperback, Faber & Faber