Description
| Product ID: | 9781785311284 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Title: | When Football Came Home |
| Subtitle: | England, the English and Euro 96 |
| Authors: | Author: Michael Gibbons |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Sports teams and clubs, Sports teams & clubs, History of sport, Association football (Soccer), History of sport, Football (Soccer, Association football), England, c 1990 to c 2000 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating When Football Came Home is the story of the 1996 European Championship played out in England, a tournament which became the centrepiece of a momentous and unforgettable British summer. Set against a backdrop of Britpop, Cool Britannia and the rise of Tony Blair, the England team went closer to winning a tournament than at any point since 1966. When Football Came Home is the story of the 1996 European Championship played out in England, the centrepiece of a momentous and unforgettable summer, Britain''s second summer of love. In the space of a month the England team went from staggering out of a Hong Kong nightclub in disgrace to within a stud''s width of reaching the final at Wembley. It was a summer that nobody really wanted to end - and certainly not as it did, losing against Germany on penalties. With a spirit of togetherness, Terry Venables and his players captured the hearts of the nation in a way not seen since Italia 90 - but Euro 96 had an extra edge. Played on home soil, it took place at an extraordinary time in British history. New Labour were poised to end a generation of Tory rule and Cool Britannia was on the rise, as a comatose culture had been revived and Britpop provided the soundtrack to it all. That communal spirit of June 1996 is recaptured in these pages. It wasn''t all euphoria - during that month there were riots on the streets of the UK, accusations of spying, race rows and even a terrorist attack during the tournament. Every single aspect is brought back to life for the first time here - the fraught and often controversial build-up, the tournament in full and the lasting impact it had on English football and the nation. |
| Imprint Name: | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-03-01 |
