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Simon Kuper
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The Football Men: Up Close with the Giants of the Modern Game
Simon Kuper
An intelligent and penetrating series of articles profiling the great sporting figures of our time, from William Hill Prize-winning author Simon Kuper
384 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 12, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780857201607 |
| Publishers | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 608 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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