A wonderfully insightful and gloriously witty analysis of the language of football from the creator of footballcliches.com

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A New Statesman Book of the Year A Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year "A hilarious examination of the football commentary language we all understand but don't know why" WHSBOTY 2024 Reading Panel The long-awaited follow-up to Football Clichés, Adam Hurrey's cult classic about the language of football. "So enjoyable ... fascinating and deliciously nerdy." FourFourTwo "Adam Hurrey is the best observer of football culture in the world. He has a knack for either encapsulating something that's always nagged at you or nailing...