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Mertesacker, Per

 
9781909245938: BFG

Synopsis

Part biography, part social history, part meditation on what it is to be an outsider ultimately embraced by the introverted world of football, Scunthorpe hasta la muerte is a rare thing: a beautifully written account of the underbelly of English football and a masterpiece of sportswriting.

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About the Author

Per Mertesacker was a central defender for Hannover 96, Werder Bremen and Arsenal, playing 518 games across fourteen years as a professional. Born in Hanover, he has 104 caps times for Germany. He now lives in London. Born in Munich, co-writer Raphael Honigstein is a German journalist and author. He is the English football correspondent for Suddeutsche Zeitung and his book, Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World, was published 2015.

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