European football, a fan's handbook - the rough guide - Softcover

Cresswell, Peterjon; Evans, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1858284724 ISBN 13: 9781858284729

Publisher: Rough Guides, 1998

Synopsis

With the electrifying World Cup a vivid memory, this fans' handbook updates you on the 1999 season. The Rough Guide not only introduces the game and its key players, but fills you in on getting match tickets, meeting local fans, and finding that all-important team jersey. Includes 27 chapters covering teams across Europe, and a 64-page update on changes for the 1999 season. Each chapter features team histories and milestones, gameday information, and travel basics to get you there before kickoff. The Chicago Tribune called it, "An indispensable guide for anyone who loves the game or wishes to know more." Features more than 150 black-and-white photos.

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Review

The first sports title published by Rough Guides, one of the hippest series of travel and reference books anywhere, European Football is, well, a real kick. The book covers soccer on the continent from A (Austria) to Y (Yugoslavia), entertainingly rolling out comprehensive and practical information on every important team and--a real plus for soccer-obsessed travelers--the countries and cities in which they play. In addition to team highlights and histories, European Football points you in the right direction for acquiring tickets, getting to the stadium, what the souvenir and concession stands sell, where to stay, what to eat, and, if that's not enough, how to get onto the club's Web site. Its best bit of advice? "An English football ground is one of the few places in the world where you can eat a boiled hamburger--avoid them at all costs."

Review

...Cresswell Andevans not only deliver the goods but do so with wit and panache. -- The Big Issue, UK

...one of the best things to have come out of the explosion in footie literature. -- Maxim, UK

A chunk of heaven has arrived on the bookshelves....the Rough Guide to European Football is an utter triumph. -- The Guardian, Paul Hayward, London, UK

An invaluable handbook. -- The Times, London, UK

Book of the month...commendable...fills the yawning gap left by conventional travel guides...invaluable, the authors have left no stone unturned. -- World Soccer, January 2000

Certain not to disappoint...an essential resource. -- Birmingham Post, UK

Could become a niche classic...an invaluable companion. -- The Times, London, UK

Even at first glance it makes the Rothman's yearbook read like a memo from Graham Kelly -- South London Mercury, London, UK

Superb...not only an informative reference work, but an entertaining read. -- Programme Monthly & Football Collectable, January 2000, UK

The perfect guide...packed with excellent information. -- Daily Telegraph, London, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Rough Guides
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858284724
• ISBN 13: 9781858284729
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 688