Beyond the booze and the bratwurst: what football really tells us about Germany
Germany is one of the world's great footballing powers. Four-time World Cup winners, Euro 2024 hosts and home to clubs like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, the country's notorious winning mentality and vibrant fan culture are as famous as its beer and its cars. But if you look closer, what does the beautiful game really tell us about German history, culture and society?
Played in Germany takes us on a journey through modern Germany's football heartlands in search of the issues that define it. Through the songs, stadiums and simmering resentments of football, Kit Holden sheds light on a nation so diverse and divided that the only thing that really unites it is the game itself.
From the author of Sports Book Awards-shortlisted Scheisse! We're Going Up!
| ISBN: | 9780715655412 |
| Publication date: | 6th June 2024 |
| Author: | Kit Holden |
| Publisher: | Duckworth an imprint of Duckworth Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
History of sport Social and cultural history World Cups and World championships Association football (Soccer) Travel writing Places and peoples: general and pictorial works European history |