Those Feet: A Sensual History of English Football

Name: Those Feet: A Sensual History of English Football
Price: 11.99 USD
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Rating: 4 (29 reviews)
Author: Winner, David

by Winner, David

Nonfiction

4.0 (29)

287 pages~4.8 hr readPublished by ABRAMS Press

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Last checked: Apr 19, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love football but find the usual tactical breakdown boring and want to understand the deeper psychology of the English game.
You enjoyed Brilliant Orange and want more of Winner's strange, brilliant connections between sport and national character.
You're interested in how history, culture, and sport are woven together, and you appreciate witty writing that takes its subject seriously without taking itself too seriously.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a straightforward historical record of English football. This is oblique, playful, and more interested in ideas than dates.
You prefer your sports writing focused purely on tactics, players, and match analysis rather than cultural philosophy.
You're not British and have no connection to English football culture. The book's humour and resonance depend on some shared familiarity.

About this book

This follow-up to Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer examines English football through cultural and historical perspectives. David Winner explores how Victorian sexual anxiety connects to England's World Cup failures, traces links between Roy Keane and the "Charge of the Light Brigade," and considers how mud and wet leather influenced English character. Rather than a conventional history or memoir, the book investigates relationships between sport, history, and national identity. Winner applies the analytical approach from his earlier study of Dutch soccer to reveal aspects of the English game that was never intended to be beautiful. The work combines insight with humor as it traces football back to its origins and examines how the sport reflects broader English culture.

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