"...This is a novel for teenagers, really, about a guy who becomes a professional goalkeeper. As a teenager I must have read it five or eight times, and I’ve subsequently met other people who’ve had that experience too. It was a book about what you always dreamed of, of being a professional footballer, but it was rendered with grittiness and accuracy and it just has the pace of a really good novel..."(reviewed by Simon Kuper in FiveBooks).



The full interview is available here: http://fivebooks.com/interviews/simon-kuper-on-best-football-books-english ( )