Brian Glanville

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Brian Glanville


Born
in Hendon, Middlesex, England, The United Kingdom
September 24, 1931

Died
May 16, 2025

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Brian Lester Glanville was an English football writer and novelist. He was described by The Times as "the doyen of football writers—arguably the finest football writer of his—or any other—generation", and by American journalist Paul Zimmerman as "the greatest football writer of all time." ...more

Average rating: 3.59 · 507 ratings · 48 reviews · 120 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Story of the World Cup

3.43 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions
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Goalkeepers are different

3.84 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1972 — 5 editions
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The Olympian

3.68 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1965 — 11 editions
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The Story of the World Cup:...

3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings2 editions
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The History of the World Cu...

3.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2006
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England Managers

2.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions
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The Rise of Gerry Logan

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions
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The history of the World Cup

3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1980 — 6 editions
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A cry of crickets

3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings4 editions
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Arsenal Football Club: From...

3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1952 — 3 editions
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“There never was a woman yet that didn't have this in the back of her mind the whole time, this feeling that sex is a bargain, she gives it to you because she expects something in return, and what she expects is you'll give her the rest of your life. I couldn't see this, to me it didn't seem a bargain at all.”
Brian Glanville, The Rise of Gerry Logan

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