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The best sports writing relating to Football's golden prize; the World Cup

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1		Stamping Grounds by Charlie Connelly 3.88 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	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
2		Danish Dynamite: The Story of Football’s Greatest Cult Team by Rob Smyth 3.99 avg rating — 317 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	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
3		All Played Out by Pete Davies 4.30 avg rating — 717 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
3		Keep Possession: A World Cup Fictional Thriller by Drew Leiden (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
5		England's Last Glory: The Boys of '66 by David Miller 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
6		The Game of Their Lives: The Untold Story of the World Cup's Biggest Upset – America's Stunning 1950 Soccer Victory Over England by Geoffrey Douglas (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
7		Das Wunder von Bern by Christof Siemes 3.45 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
8		The Beautiful Team: in Search of Pele and the 1970 Brazilians by garry-jenkins 3.81 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
9		German Football by Alan Tomlinson (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
10		Futebol : The Brazillian Way of Life by Alex Bellos (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 1,895 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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
11		Asia's World Cup Story by Aidan Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
12		Spain: The Inside Story of La Roja's Historic Treble by Graham Hunter 4.18 avg rating — 241 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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
13		Red Mist : Roy Keane and the Football Civil War - A Fan's Notes by Conor O'Callaghan 3.34 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	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
14		23 Days in Korea: An American at the World Cup by Andy Gustafson 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	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

14 books · 4 voters · list created March 7th, 2014 by Aidan Williams (votes) .

Tags: fifa, football, soccer, world-cup

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