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Reading the Game: Champagne Football by Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan

Reading the Game: Champagne Football by Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan

Apr 7, 2021 | The Main Blog

I’ve always been fascinated by books covering one or both of the politics of football or the business side of the game. Maybe it’s because I’ve volunteered for non-League clubs since I was 10, or maybe it’s because I worked for a County FA for five years. Whatever the...

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