Digging Deep (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Biteback Publishing, London, 2026
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Hardcover. The greatest game you've never heard of.Who was the best Brazilian footballer of all time? Easy Pele. Argentina? Maradona or Messi. Portugal? Ronaldo. England? Bobby Charlton.But who was the greatest Jewish footballer ever? Thats a question to send even the most historically literate football nerds into an uncharacteristic silence.And yet, before the Holocaust, Jewish talent was at the very heart of European football. Jews were among the superstar players who drew tens of thousands to stadiums as well as the visionary coaches revolutionising tactics, the administrators professionalising the modern game, and even the elite referees, not to mention the hordes of passionate fans.Digging Deep excavates a destroyed civilisation to reveal the untold stories of men who were icons one minute and marked for extermination the next. Setting exhilarating sporting triumphs against the harrowing backdrop of twentieth-century history, it restores eleven forgotten greats to their rightful place in the football pantheon.More than a sports book, this is a journey through the prism of the magnificent game to find the human stories within the savage reality of the Holocaust. Digging Deep excavates a destroyed civilisation to reveal the untold stories of men who were icons one minute and marked for extermination the next. Setting exhilarating sporting triumphs against the harrowing backdrop of twentieth-century history, it restores eleven forgotten greats to their rightful place in the football pantheon. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Digging Deep (Hardcover)
- Author
- David Bolchover
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing, London
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1837360324
- ISBN 13
- 9781837360321
And yet, before the Holocaust, Jewish superstar players were at the heart of European football. So too were the visionary Jewish coaches reinventing tactics; the Jewish footballing pioneers who shaped the modern game; and even the elite Jewish referees trusted with the biggest matches.
Digging Deep excavates a destroyed civilisation. It reveals the untold stories of eleven Jewish football greats – icons one minute and marked for extermination the next. Setting exhilarating sporting triumphs against the gathering darkness of twentieth-century Europe, it restores these forgotten men to their rightful place in the football pantheon.
More than a sports book, this is a journey through the beautiful game into the savage reality of the Holocaust – tracing human sagas that speak of ambition and glory, identity and belonging, terror and murder.
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About the Author
David Bolchover is an author and commentator. His most recent book, The Greatest Comeback: From Genocide to Football Glory, a biography of the football coach Béla Guttmann, was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year.
He has also written three business books, including the bestselling 90-Minute Manager, which explored the various management styles of the great football coaches.
David has written for number of leading newspapers, including The Times, the Telegraph and the Financial Times, and has frequently appeared on the BBC, Sky and other broadcast outlets.
He has an MBA (Finance) from Cass Business School and a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics.
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