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A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023A Daily Express Book of the Year 2023''Magnificent, moving, often funny and deeply researched account . . . Is this just a book for those who know football? ...

A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023A Daily Express Book of the Year 2023''Magnificent, moving, often funny and deeply researched account . . . Is this just a book for those who know football? Far from it: this is a story of glory and the impermanence of fame'' Sunday Times (Book of the Week)''Like Alf Ramsey''s 1966 team, this book has depth, it has riches and it''s a winner - the finest piece of sports writing I have read in ages and a superb piece of contemporary history'' Peter HennessyEngland. 1966. The World Cup.Duncan Hamilton watched England beat West Germany as an eight-year-old b