{"product_id":"extra-time-beckons-penalties-loom-paperback","title":"Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Hurrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Sports Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A hilarious examination of the football commentary language we all understand but don't know why\" \u003c\/i\u003eWHSBOTY 2024 Reading Panel \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe long-awaited follow-up to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFootball Clichés, \u003c\/i\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edam Hurrey's cult classic about the language of football.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"So enjoyable ... fascinating and deliciously nerdy.\" \u003ci\u003eFourFourTwo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Adam Hurrey is the best observer of football culture in the world. He has a knack for either encapsulating something that's always nagged at you or nailing something you can't believe you haven't noticed before.\" Elis James \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The funniest, smartest book on the language of football. It sends out a message, silences the doubters and lets its football do the talking ... a Rolls-Royce of a book.\" David Goldblatt \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoes language evolve? Yes, it does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill it ever be acceptable for a football commentator to call a shot that bounces before it goes in 'a screamer'? No, it will not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the self-appointed world expert on the subject, Adam Hurrey sets off to define the definitive rules of the language of football. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe will answer the big questions such as: is it acceptable to say a player is 'breaking their silence' (it's complicated), can headers can be 'lashed' (anatomically impossible), whether a penalty shootout could ever be described as 'late drama' (truly abhorrent), how many games constitute a 'bumper' day of Premier League action (minimum of eight) and just how big a deficit constitutes 'a mountain to climb' (certainly not Liverpool going 1-0 down at home to Wolves in the third minute, Sky Sports). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Hurrey examines some case studies of how the football media has reached saturation point - the transfer rumour mill, the futile art of big-match previewing, the rise of (and backlash against) football jargon - and how its language has evolved to keep the machine going. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave we let the football lexicon spiral out of control? In finding out, this book will be exactly as gloriously pedantic as it sounds.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Sports Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoes language evolve? Yes, it does. Will it ever be acceptable for a football commentator to call a shot that bounces before it goes in 'a screamer'? No, it will not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the self-appointed world expert on the subject, Adam Hurrey sets off to define the definitive rules of the language of football. Along the way, Hurrey examines case studies of how the football media has reached saturation point and how its language has evolved to keep the machine going. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave we let the football lexicon spiral out of control? In finding out, this book will be exactly as gloriously pedantic as it sounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFootball Clich?s cover next to barcode\u0026gt;\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Hurrey is a London-based football writer. He created the Football Clichés blog in 2007 while working as a TV listings editor and has since contributed articles about the unique language of football to the websites of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He also had trials for Swindon Town as a youngster, but was genuinely rejected for being 'too small'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.73 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47500325159161,"sku":"9781035408382","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/plsNJ6GlzC9781035408382.webp?v=1773260141","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/extra-time-beckons-penalties-loom-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}