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An epic tale about life and love, told through the lens of the Beautiful Game ?
From 1945 - 1993, international football played a pivotal role in a world poised on mutually assured destruction.
This is a story of that world, told through the lens of football. It focusses on the fates of three men, and one match. The men are Alf Ramsey, Kazimierz Gorski and Bobby Moore.
The match is Poland v England.
June 6th 1973. Katowice, Poland.
ENGLAND’S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM VENTURE BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN TO PLAY A COMPETITIVE MATCH FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHILE THE COLD WAR RAGES, AND A CLOUD OF NUCLEAR DOOM HANGS OVER THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE, FOOTBALL HAS BECOME A GUIDING BEACON OF HOPE FOR A PEACEFUL WORLD.
THE HOME SIDE IS JUST BEGINNING ITS UNIQUE FOOTBALL JOURNEY, WHILE THE VISITORS ARE STUCK IN THE PAST. TONIGHT, ENGLAND ARE ABOUT TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE FUTURE.
THE FATE OF THREE MEN WILL CHANGE THE FOOTBALL LANDSCAPE FOREVER. FOR ALF RAMSEY, BOBBY MOORE AND POLAND MANAGER KAZIMIERZ GORSKI, IT IS MORE THAN JUST A GAME.
EAST V WEST, PLAYED OUT ON THE PITCH.
FOOTBALL’S NOT A GAME. IT’S THE GAME.
20 x 13 cms, softback, 294 pages.
2021
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