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This is a book about identity, belonging, obsession; about afternoons in the driving rain and bitter cold and glorious, unforgettable goals; getting your head read in Hampstead and punched at Highbury; the dazzling skills of the gods of football and leaving your girlfriend lying fainted on the... read more

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I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it.

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  1. Nick Hornby (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Country: England
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0575053151
Page Count: 256

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