Football Freaking: Surreal Sums Behind the Beautiful Game
UK £6.99,Canada $14.00,
UK Publication May 2002
ISBN 9781840467536
Paperback
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Did you know that Estonia once managed to beat Scotland without even turning up? That the Cote d'Ivoire has the most expensive team? And why Dutch defender Winston Bograde is paid twice what Real Madrid pays Beckham, Ronaldo and Zidane combined?
Gary Rimmer's unique Number Freaking technique unearths the real truth behind the beautiful game. Discover:
- How many German police officers await each England fan in 2006
- Which club has opened a chain of themed restaurants in China
- How many free condoms are given out during a game
- Who is worth more per gramme: Michael Ballack or cocaine?
- How many cows a football fan consumes each year
- and much, much more. From which German football stadium has the most comfy seats to the cup that was hidden in an Italian shoebox, Gary Rimmer presents the essential guide to everything you never needed to know about football.
Click here to discover even more surreal statistics from the bestselling Number Freaking.
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‘A cheerful little mix of absurdly precise arithmetic …this is a book for nutters with calculators and a lot of fun’ Guardian
‘Rimmer takes everyday numbers and spins them into small stories which are by turns amazing, hilarious and revealing … a book designed to be dipped into which nevertheless I consumed in one sitting.’ Arthur Smith, comedian
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Gary Rimmer is a journalist, author and film and television producer. As well as writing for the national press he has contributed to magazines ranging from Time Out to the British Medical Journal. He is the author of Lonely Hearts and Thirtysomehow as well as The A-Z of Street Cred.
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