The Periodic Table of FOOTBALL

The Periodic Table of FOOTBALL

Summary

You can never take what you love too seriously and The Periodic Table of Football celebrates this fact.

Welcome to The Periodic Table of Football. Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you’ll find Pelé to Sepp Blatter – 108 elements from the football pantheon arranged by their properties and behaviour on and off the pitch.

This expert guide and accompanying poster spans over 150 years to offer an original perspective of the beautiful game.

About the author

Nick Holt

Nick Holt is the author of numerous books on football and other sports, and numerous highly rated quiz books on a variety of topics. He also writes fiction under a different name. Nick lives with his wonderfully supportive wife, (also Nic!) and their cats in Hastings.
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