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" Long distance love : "
Grant Farred.
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BL
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853888
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Farred, Grant.
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| Title & Author
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Long distance love : : a passion for football /\ Grant Farred.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Temple University Press,, 2008.
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Sporting
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1 online resource (xii, 209 pages)
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| ISBN
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1592133754
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: 9781592133758
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1592133738
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1592133746
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9781592133734
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9781592133741
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.
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| Contents
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Talk, Drinks, and Dinner with God; Long Distance Love: Growing Up a Liverpool Football Club Fan; Los Desaparecidos y la Copa Mundial; Som Més que un Club, però Menys que una Nació: More than a Club, but Less than a Nation; Careless Whispers: The Doubleness of Spanish Love; At Home, Out of Place; God's Team: The Painful Pleasure of the Miracle on the Bosphorus; The Gerrard Final; Notes; Index.
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Since he was a young adult, Grant Farred has wandered the world. Born in South Africa, his own personal growth was fueled by dreams of English football, as a player, and then, when age and reality set in, as a fan. Coming to the United States at a still young age, Farred still loved football -- especially Liverpool -- and watched it from afar. Writing about his experience, Farred shares with the reader his experience growing up colored in South Africa, moving to England, and finally to the US, and how his passion for football kept company with his many moves. Along the way, he talks about the.
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Liverpool Football Club.
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Liverpool Football Club.
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Soccer fans.
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Soccer-- Social aspects.
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Soccer fans.
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Soccer-- Social aspects.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Soccer.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Sports Psychology.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.3340942753
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GV943.6.L55F37 2008eb
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