Paperback. Did you know that Estonia once managed to beat Scotland without even turning up? Or that Cote d'Ivoire will pay 240 times what Spain will to have a team at the World Cup?Gary Rimmer's unique Number Freaking technique unearths the real truth behind the beautiful game. Learn how much Rio Ferdinand is paid while he cleans his teeth, how far you need to run to beat Arsenal and if football is more serious than life or death, how many England fans will die if England lose the World Cup . . . and much, much more, including:- How many German police officers await each England fan in 2006- Which club has opened a chain of themed restaurants in China- How many free condoms are given out during a game- Who is worth more per gram: Michael Ballack or cocaine?From which German football stadium has the most comfy seats to the cup that was hidden in an Italian shoebox, Gary Rimmer presents the essential guide to everything you never needed to know about football. Did you know that Estonia once managed to beat Scotland without even turning up? That the Cote d'Ivoire has the most expensive team? And why Dutch defender Winston Bograde is paid twice what Real Madrid pays Beckham, Ronaldo and Zidane combined? Gary Rimmer's unique Number Freaking technique unearths the real truth behind the beautiful game. Discover: How many German police officers await each England fan in 2006 Which club has opened a chain of themed restaurants in China How many free condoms are given out during a game Who is worth more per gramme: Michael Ballack or cocaine? How many cows a football fan consumes each year - and much, much more. From which German football stadium has the most comfy seats to the cup that was hidden in an Italian shoebox, Gary Rimmer presents the essential guide to everything you never needed to know about football. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Football Freaking (Paperback)
Publisher: Icon Books, Duxford
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1840467533
ISBN 13: 9781840467536
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: new

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Did you know that Estonia once managed to beat Scotland without even turning up? That the Cote d'Ivoire has the most expensive team? And why Dutch defender Winston Bograde is paid twice what Real Madrid pays Beckham, Ronaldo and Zidane combined?

Gary Rimmer's unique Number Freaking technique unearths the real truth behind the beautiful game. Discover:

How many German police officers await each England fan in 2006
Which club has opened a chain of themed restaurants in China
How many free condoms are given out during a game
Who is worth more per gramme: Michael Ballack or cocaine?
How many cows a football fan consumes each year

- and much, much more. From which German football stadium has the most comfy seats to the cup that was hidden in an Italian shoebox, Gary Rimmer presents the essential guide to everything you never needed to know about football.

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Gary Rimmer is a journalist, author and film and television producer.

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