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Welcome To Hell? In search of the real Turkish football

376 Turkey

by John McManus
Orion Books, £20
Reviewed by Rob Kemp
From WSC 376, June 2018
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Hell for leather: mystery surrounds the first ever World Cup final ball

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Eighty-eight years on, people are still confused about which football was used in the first ever World Cup final after an argument erupted between Argentina and Uruguay

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The Man Who Kept The Red Flag Flying by Wayne Barton

376 Murphy

Jimmy Murphy – the family authorised life story
Trinity Sport Media, £16.99
Reviewed by Joyce Woolridge
From WSC 376, June 2018
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From cow dribbles to a “Preben Elkjaer” – a global tour of football cliches

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England is not the only country to have phrases relating to the game, and many across the planet have fascinating origins

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Any Given Saturday by Shay Given

376 Given

Sport Media, £20
Reviewed by Jonathan O’Brien
From WSC 376, June 2018
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