Hindustan Times
This season’s English Premier League – arguably the world’s toughest, richest and most popular football league – will begin on August 18. Last season’s edition was the most thrilling in recent memory, with Manchester City winning the title for the first time since 1968 with what was virtually the last kick of the season. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Soumya Bhattacharya on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Filed under Books · Tagged book, English Premier League, EPL, football, football league, hindustantimes, Manchester City, Nick Hornby, Notes on the 2011/2012 Football Season, Page Turner, Soumya Bhattacharya
It isn’t that often that one reads two remarkable sport books within a week. When that does happen – as it did to me last week – it is a rare and genuine pleasure. Read more
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Filed under Books · Tagged Barnsley, Books, cricket, Cricketers of the year, football, hindustan times, Lars Leese: The Keeper of Dreams, Page Turner, reading, Ronald Reng, Soumya Bhattacharya, Wisden
I have always wanted to do this: to read, in tandem, the autobiography and biography of the same person. I managed it last weekend when I read, together, El Diego: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Footballer and Maradona: The Hand of God by Jimmy Burns. Read more
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Soumya Bhattacharya on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Filed under Books, Page Turner · Tagged 2010 World Cup, Akira Kurosawa, classic film, football, Jimmy Burns, Maradona, Martin Amis, Rashomon, reading
El Diego: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Footballer: With Maradona visible again on the world stage as Argentina’s coach, this is a must-read, especially for his army of fans. Read more
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Soumya Bhattacharya on Monday, June 14, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Filed under Books, Page Turner · Tagged Argentina’s coach, Beautiful books, beautiful game, Books, England team, football, Hellas Veronas, Jason Cowley, Maradona, Nick Hornby, Pete Davies, Tim Parks
