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John Doyle

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in Tipperary, Ireland

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Sports, Biographies & Memoirs, Humor

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James Joyce and Con Houlihan

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Television Critic, Soccer coverage, at the The Globe and Mail, Canada
Writer fella.
Books: The World Is A Ball: The Joy, Madness & Meaning of Soccer published May 2010. National Bestseller, Canada.
Also published, United Kingdom, Rep. of Ireland, Croatia.
And Published in the U.S. by Rodale.
A Great Feast of Light: Growing Up Irish in the Television Age, published 2005, Doubleday Canada. And a bunch of other countries...big-time popular too.

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Great goal but disappointing end to a great World Cup

Nice goal, Deutschland! But a dreary end to a dynamic, exciting World Cup.

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Average rating: 4.0 · 710 ratings · 88 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The World is a Ball: The Joy, Madness and Meaning of Soccer 3.84 avg rating — 367 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blessed: The Breakout Year of Rampaging Roy Slaven 4.29 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Great Feast of Light: Growing Up Irish in the Television Age 3.76 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Shovel Was My Rifle : The diary of Elmer Thornton of the 51st Pioneer Infantry Regiment, Company I (Veteran's Voice: no Veteran story should go untold.) by D Walkaboutdude Moss, John Doyle (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marion Doyle (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Soccer in Sun and Shadow

by Eduardo Galeano

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John Doyle said: " Both the most idiosyncratic and most beautifully written book about soccer ever. A ceaseless inspiration to me in my own work. "

Aug 11, 2012 10:23AM · see review

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La Roja: How Soccer Conquered Spain and How Spanish Soccer Conquered the World

by Jimmy Burns

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Aug 10, 2012 08:45AM

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“A man who will misuse an apostrophe is capable of anything.” Con Houlihan”
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Sep 01, 2012 08:41AM

I'm recommending A Vine in the Blood: A Chief Inspector Mario Silva Investigation to you, John. This witty novel begins with the poisoning of a batch of bougainvillea plants. Although the owner of the flowers has just been kidnapped, her gardener’s concern is saving himself from her vindictive fury when she discovers that the red bougainvilleas she wanted are, in fact, pale mauve. Hell hath no fury like Juraci Santos, mother of Brazil’s greatest soccer star, Tico Santos. Tico is essential for Brazil to win the World Cup and someone has snatched Juraci, planning to force her son to throw the game.

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