My second book, Va-Va-Voom: The Modern History of French Football, was published by Bloomsbury in April 2024. Order your copy here.
The fruit of two years’ work and over 50 exclusive interviews, it charts French football’s evolution over the last 40 years, assesses France’s impact on the game around the world and tackles the slippery subject of what the country’s footballing identity actually is.
“The definitive story of how French football came of age.” - Christian Karembeu
“I loved my time in France and it changed the way I thought about the game. Using the stories of France’s most celebrated teams and players, this fabulous book explains what sets French football apart.” - Glenn Hoddle
“An inspiring account of how French football went, in a very few years, from almost nowhere to regularly leading the world – and of some of the colourful and sometimes frankly bizarre people who took it there. In a word, it’s excellent.” - Simon Kuper
A new version of my first book, Do You Speak Football? A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World, was published by Bloomsbury in February 2024. Originally released in 2018, it has since been translated into French, German, Polish, Czech and Japanese.