The Big Book of Sports Insults - David Milsted

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The Big Book of Sports Insults begins where responsible comment leaves off. Modelled on the successful format of such seminal works as E-Tales, The Big Book of National Insults, and The Big Book of Filth, The Big Book of Sports Insults tackles serious sporting issues with the finesse of Vinnie Jones, the humility of Geoffrey Boycott, the tact of John McEnroe, the elegance of Wayne Rooney, and the sheer sportsmanship of Mike Tyson. The Big Book of Sports Insults covers all the key UK, European and Commonwealth sports, including football, rugby, cricket, tennis, golf, athletics and others. There will be some coverage of US sports, but not at the same level as those mentioned above. The ideal corrective to the hysterical hero-worship of sportsmen and women, the Big Book of Sports Insults offers a spluttering Ali to Zola of abusive invective targeted at sporting icons both past and present. If you long - metaphorically speaking - to heap ordure on Beckham or (whisper it but softly...) to rearrange the choirboy fe...
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2005Uitgever: Cassell304 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0304366846ISBN-13: 9780304366842

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