The Man in Black

Autori

• Gordon Thomson

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• 256 pagine
• 9 ore di lettura

• Letteratura mondiale
• Narrativa

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This work looks at the football referee from every discipline and angle: the history of their genesis as gentlemen arbiters in the Victorian era and their adjustment to the increasing sophistication of the laws; statistical analysis; social profile; cultural comparisons from refereeing around the world and in different sports; the outlook from the bottom (Sunday pub leagues) to the top (FIFA); refereeing philosophies (what is the referee's job?); and personal testimonies. Other influences on the games' decisions - linesmen, corruption, the crowd, TV and technology - are also included, together with many anecdotes, such as worst ever blunders.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1998

(In brossura)