{"product_id":"world-cup-fever-simon-kuper-9781805224129","title":"World Cup Fever","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Sports Book of the Year in the Irish Times, the FT and the Mail on Sunday \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Kuper is one of the best sportswriters in the English language today' New Yorker  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ultimate book for anyone who loves football, and plenty who don't ... Unmissable -- 'Sports Books of the Year'   Mail on Sunday \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the biggest competition on Earth.  \n\u003cbr\u003eA four-yearly chance for the world's greatest footballers to realise their ultimate dream.  \n\u003cbr\u003eA month-long media spectacle that's watched by billions.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe World Cup has changed beyond recognition since the early days, when the players were semi-pros and the trophy went missing. Today, it's a corporate-led bonanza of dark money and dubious ethics.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Kuper, bestselling author of Barca, reflects on every tournament since Italia 90 to reveal a captivating portrait of sport in a globalised world.  \n\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining and compelling, World Cup Fever is the definitive story of football's greatest drama, and of how the tournament can touch - and even change - our lives.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKuper is an excellent guide... his book is filled with memorable vignettes   Spectator \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant evocation of the joy of the football carnival and the absurdities of the global spectacle... an essential companion' David Goldblatt  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharming and amusing   Literary Review \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKuper keeps the pages turning ... shines a light on the geopolitical happenings around each tournament   Irish Times \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn essential warm-up for making sense of the extraordinary World Cup to come ... [Kuper] is a wry and sharp-eyed guide to the high-camp theatre of Fifa politics and the everyday carnival of fans on city streets   New Statesman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon Kuper","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50705312219379,"sku":"9781805224129","price":27.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781805224129.jpg?v=1788206668","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/world-cup-fever-simon-kuper-9781805224129","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}