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The Death and Life of Australian Soccer
The Death and Life of Australian Soccer

The Death and Life of Australian Soccer

SPORTS & RECREATION

424 Pages, 6 x 9

Formats: Trade Paper, PDF, EPUB, Mobipocket

Trade Paper, $26.95 (US $26.95) (CA $35.95)

Publication Date: November 2017

ISBN 9780702259685

Rights: US & CA

University Of Queensland Press (Nov 2017)
University of Queensland Press

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Overview

This is more than a book about soccer - it is the story of Australia's national identity. In The Death and Life of Australian Soccer, Joe Gorman chronicles the rise and fall of Australia's first national football competition. Drawing on archival research and numerous interviews, he reveals the sport's vibrant multicultural history, while also taking an unflinching look at the issues that plague the game. Timely and fascinating, The Death and Life of Australian Soccer is no ordinary sports book. It is the riveting story of Australia's national identity, and offers new ways of understanding the great changes that have shaped our country.

Author Biography

Joe Gorman was born in Brisbane, raised in the Blue Mountains, and has lived in Sydney and Melbourne. He has written for the Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Courier-Mail, Overland, New Matilda, Sports Illustrated, Penthouse and SBS. He has appeared on ABC television and radio, and on Al Jazeera. The Death and Life of Australian Soccer is his first book.