In which our hero i.e. me finally makes the breakthrough with my wonderful finish and my side secure the title: it’s been a roller coaster of a ride which me and my team mates of me, me, me and me will never forget for the rest of our lives.
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Confessions of an Ageing Football Player
A satirical novel about fantasy, solitude, and replaying the beautiful game alone.
In Confessions of an Ageing Football Player, an ageing man plays out the 2014 World Cup match by match on his old Subbuteo table, narrating himself into glory long after the crowd, the pitch, and the body have disappeared.
This is not a sports memoir. It’s a comic, affectionate, and quietly unsettling exploration of football fandom, masculinity, and the rituals we invent to keep the game alive.
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