Product Description
Eleven Beautiful Goals
Author: Roger Peverelli
Format: Paperback
Discover an uncharted side of football.
Be surprised by the hidden talents of stars you thought you already knew.
Meet the unsung heroes — who think beyond the game.
Experience how football changes lives.
For two years, Roger Peverelli travelled from England to Greece and from Spain to Norway, searching for truly inspiring football stories. He heard the stories of people from all over the globe, who openly shared their memories, ideas and experiences.
Eleven Beautiful Goals includes 11 unique portraits—from players and a club owner to fans, a football photographer and even the owner of a food stall. It’s full of humorous and touching anecdotes about their personal journeys and the adventures they’ve had. What unites them is their understanding that football means far more than just a game.
Features:
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Stories behind shirt swaps with Luis Suárez, Michael Owen and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
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The mission of FC Bayern Munich’s Georgia Stanway, Pernille Harder and Giulia Gwinn.
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How Héctor Bellerín and Massive Attack’s Robert del Naja got involved with a club in the lower divisions of English football.
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A glimpse into Chelsea FC’s world through the lens of award-winning photographer Mel D. Cole.
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And who on earth is George Patlakas? [Read this book to find out!].
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