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And the Sun Shines Now: How Hillsborough and the Premier League Changed Britain

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title And the Sun Shines Now: How Hillsborough and the Premier League Changed Britain
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Adrian Tempany
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:448
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreSoccer (football)
ISBN/Barcode 9780571295128
ClassificationsDewey:796.3340941
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 4 May 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

And the Sun Shines Now is a book about what happened in the wake of Hillsborough, the most controversial tragedy of post-war Britain. The Taylor Report. Italia 90. Gazza's tears. All-seater stadia. Murdoch. Sky. Nick Hornby. The Premier League. The transformation of a game that had once deeply connected a club to its community, into a global business so rapacious that true fans have been forgotten, disenfranchised. Adrian Tempany deconstructs the past twenty-five years of English football to give us a brutal assessment of the modern game.

Author Biography

Adrian Tempany is a Liverpool supporter and a journalist who has written for the Observer and the Financial Times.