FOOTBALL HOOLIGANS Bringing shame to the game
Language: English - 199 pages
€15.72
Synopsis
The game of football has been associated with violence since its beginnings in 13th century England.
Medieval football matches involved hundreds of players, and were essentially pitched battles between the young men of rival villages and towns - often used as opportunities to settle old feuds, personal arguments and land disputes.
Forms of ‘folk-football’ existed in other European countries (such as the German Knappen and Florentine calcio in costume), but the roots of modern football are in these violent English rituals.
About Caroline Elwood-Stokes
Caroline Elwood-Stokes, former player of Sheffield Wednesday Ladies. Kilnhurst, Sheffield United Ladies and published author is the founder of FOOTBALLS AWARENESS of MENTAL HEALTH (FAMH), an Organisation providing support and awareness to players, coaches and managers suffering with – or have suffered with – mental health issues.
“As an ex footballer myself, I lost my career abruptly 23 years ago,” said Elwood-Stokes. “I was not able to face football, I couldn’t even bear to hear the word and I went into a massive spiral of depression, so severely that I was self harming, taking over doses and planning my own death. Basically, if I couldn’t play football I wanted to be dead. After years of taking anti depressants and having many sessions of bereavement counselling to get over the loss of my career, I have finally returned to the game.”
Product specifications
| Binding | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | Thursday, 20 October 2022 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Pagecount | 199 |
| Interior color | Black/white |
| Size | 148 x 210 mm |
| Author | Caroline Elwood-Stokes |
| Category | Thrillers and fantasy > True crime |