Authors: Paul Hewitt and mark baxter

Date of publication: 2004

From Best to Beckham, Hewitt and Baxter are constantly examining and exploring the relationship between football and fashion. Many dissenting critics think that the book is out of order. Hewitt's explanation is: "The key to the problem is that the connection between the two is cunning, changeable and unpredictable, so we can only write it like this, which is also the best way."

The connection between football and fashion began at 196 1, slavery was abolished and wages increased greatly. Since then, players have the right to freely control higher wages, and they spend most of them on clothes. In their view, the more expensive, the better. After reading this book, you will understand how players are fashionable.

1 1. Beautiful sports (football tour in Latin America)

Author: Chris Taylor

Date of publication: 2003

When reading football-related books, most authors pay attention to special corners of the world, while Taylor wants to elaborate on "first" and "best". He is your guide and will show you the madness of Brazilians who won the World Cup nine times, the troubles experienced by British tourists who don't want to stay at the racetrack and those who have worked abroad for a long time. In this book, readers will find similarities between Brazil and Argentina (the success of this book), which is also the result of Taylor's persistence in completing this book despite many obstacles. Obviously, it is reasonable and sufficient that this book was selected as "1998 best book of the year" by the Financial Times.

10. Go home (the story of 1970 World Cup happened in England)

Author: Jeff Dawson

Release date: 200 1 year

1970 The image of the World Cup in Mexico (George cheered after scoring a goal in the match between Brazil and England), the sound (the car outside the Hilton Guadalajara kept whistling, and the harsh sound stimulated the eardrums of the English people), and the smile (the magical goalkeeper Gordon Banks saved Pele's goal like a treasure hunt in the magical palace, but it still made the English people relish) were all reappeared in our lives by Jeff Dusen. At that time, England was better than 1966, and had a 2-0 lead over West Germany for 30 minutes. Through extensive interviews with English players who have experienced the World Cup and a large amount of information collected by himself, Dusen made this book an authoritative guide to the World Cup in England, and the 35-year injury (subject to the publication date) began here.

9. Left foot forward

Author: Gary Nelson

Release date: 1995

The introduction of this book reads: "The first book that tells you what a professional player is …" In fact, Edmund Duffy (the ghostwriter of Keane's autobiography) wrote in "Just a Game" 20 years ago? I have written such content in "",but no one has written it in such detail yet.

This book makes people understand the players' problems about money, age and lack of job security. At the same time, I tell you clearly that football is just a job. After a match on Boxing Day (the British call it Boxing Day 65438+February 26th, which means Boxing Day, the day of opening gifts), Nelson wrote: "The victory or defeat of a match can only stir people's hearts, and it will not affect these tireless people to celebrate the festival at all."

This book also breaks the unwritten rule in England that you should never tell anyone that football is dirty and shady. At the same time, it records how some club executives make huge profits through some shady means. Nelson doesn't have Duffy's confession and analysis, but his style of joking about his teammates' weight and gray hair is called "shooting".

8. Billy Fish's football yearbook

Author: Viz Comex (Viz Comics)

Release date: 1999

In all things, football is like a story, a never-ending story, and we need to constantly remind ourselves who we are. For generations, English boys' football stories have had a similar pattern. Edward VII's perseverance permeates all ages, and every boy's favorite "daydream" is related to football. Traditionally, playing football requires legs, but in Wizz's Fantasy, everything is sublime and surreal, and Billy fish swims happily in it, mixed with murder and rebirth.

Weitz described a field full of comic effects, in which all the issues related to sex, the end of the world and the obsession with money were dealt with, making it look funny but full of philosophy. The outbreak of violence, distinctive language and political conflicts are all reflected in the characters in the book.

In the end, goalkeeper Billy Thomson (half man, half fish) runs counter to evil. He conspires with teammates Shaggins Stevens, Brown Fox and Johnny the Invisible Man to bomb the kidnappers. No legs, no hands, but no one can stop him from becoming a wizard in this battle. "What is salvation?" People are cheering: "He blocked the enemy with his fin, and the thrilling scene was dissolved by the mermaid artist!" "

This is a masterpiece of English comedy.

7. stadiums in England and Wales

Author: Simon Inglis

Release date: 1983

Simon Eagles asked us to give special thanks to our wealth in sports, just as Nicholas pevsner, the pioneer of architecture, thanked the architectural heritage.

In 1970s, as a student majoring in architectural history, Eagles rode his bike through British cities on weekends to inspect churches and stadiums. It was his love for Aston Villa when he was young that gave him this strange idea.

He found many religious buildings, but he didn't see a football church. Years later, as a freelance writer and journalist, he decided to respect his passion, study 92 stadiums and history in Britain and conceive a stadium church different from them.

From an architectural point of view, Simon wrote the book Land Transportation in Britain. Iglese explained: "People forget how ugly, outdated and outdated football used to be. When I tell people in the construction industry what I have done, they will sigh' too strange'. "

Some people make football worse. "Many people don't think about what football is at all, and they don't have any ideology. They only know how to run diligently. They know very little and don't even know whether the stadium is important or valuable. " Book stadiums in England and Wales may lead to the collapse of bookshelves in some libraries, because it caused a great sensation when 1983 was published, and many people sang from the heart. "I have received many letters from fans, who said that their hearts have been hit. They realize how important their favorite team and stadium are in life, because they won't feel lonely with the company of the stadium. "

After the fire broke out in Bradford Stadium on 1985, Simon hoped that real stadium experts could design and rebuild the stadium themselves, and at the same time he realized his weakness. I'm afraid he won't realize his dream after 20 years, so he sent countless letters to government departments, including an anti-aircraft gun for engineering and a biography of experienced stadium designer archibald Reich.

6. Day Messenger

Author: Jon Carlin

Date of publication: 2004

In 2004, too many trees were cut down because the publisher wanted to tell us about Beckham's new "El-Becks" tattoo and describe Real Madrid. The Day Messenger is the best, Carlin thinks so. He gave us a detailed introduction of some people in the club, some little-known details and the special hobbies of the players. This book looks good, even florentino is full of praise, and even happily says that Real Madrid will have a good season and win the league title. The book also revealed some inside information about the transfer of Morientes. If you want to know the story of a club with many superstars, this book can tell you that it is worth reading.

5. "It's all over" 1990 in Italy

Author: Pete Davidson.

Release date: 1990

England's football story is full of passion, but for Italian fans, 1990' s "football work" means it is more difficult to accept than "The Legend of Stupid Ghosts". "Before that, there were many excellent football books," Davis recalled, "but they were not mature and were already boring in the 1980s. I want to find a suitable place for football in the popular culture at that time. I think someone should say,' We are not all crazy. We have reasonable and emotional reasons to watch the game. This is very important and concerns everyone in the world. "

More notably, he won the trust of the famous British coach Bobby Robson, and his players even came forward to persuade publishers to put all their eggs in one basket and put all their money into Davis' book, with no way out. Only eight weeks after the end of the World Cup, Davis's book was completed and caused a sensation in the Christmas market. "I am 45 years old, but I am still full of incredible passion and vitality. I will never forget my days in Turin. "

4. Myka: Four years at Real Madrid

Authors: mcmanaman and Sarah Edworthy.

Date of publication: 2004

The technical roughness of English football is often criticized, and the appearance of Myka shows English fans the long-awaited delicate style of football. Although the style of the Gowther native is not what it used to be, the second goal he scored in the Champions League between Real Madrid and Valencia in 2000 is still in our memory. "He is very smart and adaptable. He can quickly understand their intentions and run to the right position according to the simple descriptions of Figo and Raul. " Sarah, the author of this book, describes Myka like this.

This book is by no means a simple account of mcmanaman's life in Madrid. This also tells us that Myka's honest and gentle temperament makes him a diplomat in the dressing room, and you can also understand how he and his wife live in Spain. After reading this book, you will know how insightful Myka is about life. He and his Madrid compatriots Beckham, Owen and woodgate are the pride of the English people.

3.Futebol (Brazilian way of life)

Author: Alex Bellows

Date of publication: 2002

What makes Futebol (Portuguese football) so special? Alex Berros is a "model worker". In a city with extremely poor public security in Brazil, for foreigners, danger is everywhere, except for one place, which is the airport that is about to take a flight home.

But Bellow traveled freely in Brazil like Lucenberg. He talked to everyone-the person who designed Brazil's yellow, blue and white striped jerseys, the person who won the Brazilian team in the final of 1950, the beautiful Brazilian girls and priests-and he went everywhere and did everything. He came to a small village in the Faroe Islands with a population of only 1000, and visited three Brazilians who played in the club there. Wearing purple feathers, he appeared at the Sao Paulo Carnival and performed at the samba school organized by Corinti Ann's loyal fans ... Hundreds of interviews, facts, sketches, photos and even maps let us share the explorer's "good intentions".

Of course, difficulties still exist. When Bellows wrote this book, he was a correspondent for Brazil's Guardian, and he needed to put these travel notes into a book. In addition, his prediction is far from reality, which makes this problem that has not yet reached a result full of controversy. However, due to Bellows's profound knowledge, the plot is reasonable from the perspective of Brazilian history, language and music (like all excellent football books, Futebol covers more than football). In short, we need his unique perspective, and we need to understand his unique point of view.

2. These feet (the sensory history of English football)

Author: David Venal

Publication date: 2005

This book teaches you how to learn a country's football culture and how to develop English football. The author overlooks English football from a foreign perspective. In Britain, many children choose to play football, because a successful player will gain wealth, fame, become an idol and even lead the fashion. But in countries like Italy and Brazil, children play football purely out of interest. The only problem with this book is that the author mostly collects information in the library and lacks personal experience, but it is still very educational and has wonderful content.

1. The enemy of football

Author: simon kuper.

Release date: 1996

"When I started writing this book, my mind was extremely confused." Simon Cooper said frankly, "I think the whole thing may be very serious for me. I will think about the reaction of my friends after reading this book,' what will they say?' Moreover, I have some doubts about my writing ability, because a recognized writer will not touch such a topic, and only hot-blooded novices need to do so. "

1994, with a poor budget of only 5,000 euros, Simon, a 22-year-old boy, began to write about football and politics, and spent nine months traveling to 22 countries. "I spent three months traveling around Europe, mainly by train tickets, then I went back to my home in London to do laundry, then I flew to Cameroon, then I went home, and then I flew directly to South Africa." what is the purpose? "Accurately investigating and studying how football and politics are intertwined around the world is a problem that I often think of, and I have never found any books on this subject in the past."

During his travels around the world, Simon interviewed some eclectic players and government officials, including an Argentine general with a unique perspective, a Berliner persecuted by the East German secret police for supporting local teams, and most surprisingly, a famous Cameroonian star roger mira. It happened that Milla was trying to organize a competition for the Pygmies (a short race, less than 5 feet long).

Cooper carefully planned the trip and was careful everywhere, but the interview process was still extremely difficult. "Before the Internet era, many things were really difficult. When I arrived in Argentina, I talked with you in basic Spanish and arranged to meet a friend of my friend. At first, I had a good idea-going to a bar to chat with people. Later, I realized that my language level was limited and I needed to get rid of the psychology of talking to people more. But sometimes I'm lucky. For example, I once met an English-speaking Dynamo Kiev club official at the airport. "

To be fair, Cooper himself doesn't think his book is an insightful work. "It was Nick Hornby and Pete Davidson who made football books have a certain position in people's minds, which was affirmed and sold well, not me. Maybe I will only influence some writers and make them realize that they must go abroad and study in various countries to create. "

This book was written 1 1 years ago. The saturation of the football market and the coverage of the Internet mean that fans' desire for this cosmopolitan view is not as strong as before. However, Enemy of Football is still the only authoritative book sweeping the world, which explains how politics and culture affect the earth. So this book should be placed in the "first" position of football books.