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'Professional footballers have always been on the move not only between cities but between countries. This pioneering book illuminates a neglected process and also provides a most satisfying read.' Professor Tony Mason, De Montfort University 'New books fly off the presses with amazing regularity. Rarely however does a new football book achieve as much as Moving with the Ball. It approaches football from a remarkably new perspective and, as we might expect from such serious scholars of the game, Moving with the Ball is both historically grounded and sociologically alert. It is the first real story of the players and their migrations; the men who have made the game what it is today. Written in a deft style, here is a book which will appeal to specialist and general reader alike. It is, at once, original and provocative, and will provide an opportunity for subsequent scholars and readers to re--think the history and the current role of this, the globe's dominant game.' Professor Ja

'Professional footballers have always been on the move not only between cities but between countries. This pioneering book illuminates a neglected process and also provides a most satisfying read.'Professor Tony Mason, De Montfort University'New books fly off the presses with amazing regularity. Rarely however does a new football book achieve as much as Moving with the Ball. It approaches football from a remarkably new perspective and, as we might expect from such serious scholars of the game, Moving with the Ball is both historically grounded and sociologically alert. It is the first real story of the players and their migrations; the men who have made the game what it is today. Written in a deft style, here is a book which will appeal to specialist and general reader alike. It is, at once, original and provocative, and will provide an opportunity for subsequent scholars and readers to re--think the history and the current role of this, the globe's dominant game.'Professor Ja

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Pierre Lanfranchi De Montfort University Matthew Taylor Univerity of Portsmouth

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