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When Friday Comes
Football In The War Zone
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- By James Montague
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- Published: 28th Aug 2008
- ISBN: 1845963695
- Pages: 288
- Size: 234mm x 153mm
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A compelling travelogue compiled from Montague's extensive journey throughout the Middle East. He explores the region's passion for the game and its influence on culture and politics.
From the Publisher:
While religion often violently divides the Middle East, the countries of the world's most explosive region share one thing - a deep and obsessive love of the Beautiful Game. The rules were set down by the moustache-twiddling men of the FA in what could be considered the greatest imperialist document ever written, and today an English Premiership match can momentarily disable even the most militant jihadist. James Montague travelled the Middle East for two years, exploring the region's cultures and politics through the prism of football and interviewing all the major teams along the way.
He soon realised that to understand the game there is to understand its people. For as much as football forms an unlikely common thread between different countries, the sport also reflects something unique in the national character of those who play, support and organise it."When Friday Comes" is an insightful, humorous account of Montague's journey, during which he encounters a rioting group of fanatical young Jews who do a passable line in mockney English and know every word to the West Ham anthem 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles', and the Iraqi national team, who strip him and make him dance for them on their team bus. This is a compelling travel memoir that will enlighten, surprise and entertain football fans everywhere.
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