From: Bruce D. Scott on
Sid (sid(a)nerte.net) wrote:

: *searches rss archives* -- 2004. Interestingly, then it was Bruce
: responding to my recommendation of the book, now it is me responding
: to Bruce's recommendation!

: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/msg/f6c283c9bdd60326

hahhaha yeah there's one for you! I have the German translation so I
forgot the title in English (it's at home and I am in the US so cannot
check).

--
ciao,
Bruce

drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
From: Bruce D. Scott on
Sven Mischkies (hsv83(a)der-ball-ist-rund.net) wrote:

: Jim Goloboy <jim.goloboy(a)gmail.com> wrote:


: > Similar to these is Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life by Alex Bellos--
: > you have to like a book that opens with a chapter on Brazilian players
: > in the Faroese League.

: Goodness. How did they get there??? :) I put it on the list. I assume
: you read the other two, too - what's your opinion?

They were mediocre footballers but the trip set them up for a decent
life. Read the book to find out why! (I highly highly recommend it)

--
ciao,
Bruce

drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
From: Dwight Beers on
On 07/01/2010 03:57 PM, Sven Mischkies wrote:
> Cl�ment<lcmello.listas(a)terra.com.br> wrote:
>
>> "Sven Mischkies" escreveu:
>>> Jim Goloboy wrote:
>>>

<snip>
>
>
> "Brilliant Orange" is said to be good, too.
>

This indeed, is a very interesting book. It not only explains Dutch
football, but manages to explain Jan Pieter Van Sanraedam and most
importantly explains why Dutch footballers miss penalty kicks. This
fact alone may make it the most topical of all of the above selections.:-)

>
> Ciao,
> SM