SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 (FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR)
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A club on the rise. A city in flux. This is Union Berlin.
No football club in the world has fans like 1. FC Union Berlin. The underdogs from East Berlin have stuck it to the Stasi,built their own stadium and even given blood to save their club. But now they face a new and terrifying prospect: success.
Scheisse! tells the human stories behind the unexpected rise of this unique football club. But it's about more than just football. It's about the city Union call home. As the club fights to maintain their rebel spirit among the modern football elite,their trajectory mirrors that of contemporary Berlin itself: from divided Cold War battleground to European capital of cool.
Scheisse! will appeal to readers who are captivated by sports biographies such as Raphael Honigstein's Das Reboot and social history like John Kampfner's Why The Germans Do It Better.
Publisher: Duckworth BooksISBN: 9780715654859Number of pages: 256Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Fascinating'
'A wonderful journey into the heart of a very unique club'
'The history and culture of a special football club deserve a special kind of chronicling - and Holden has executed it to perfection'
'An engrossing portrait'
'For the first time,Scheisseis a good thing! A captivating read on one of the most unique clubs in world football'
'A beautifully crafted set of stories that reveal a personal history of one of Germany's most special clubs and cities'
'Holden superbly captures the myth,history and spirit that make Union so very special and beloved'
'A fascinating tale that is expertly told'
'A must-read for any football romantic,regardless of where you're from and what team you support'
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